User:Depo808knee/Steve Ramirez/Bibliography

Steve is a neuroscientist with a P.h.D who desires to mitigate or remove some symptoms within mental health disorders such as "PTSD" and "depression."

Ramirez discusses how multiple events in his life led him down the path of neuroscience.

Ramirez was also featured on National Geographic's website, where they briefly discussed his work.

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One of Steve's most notable publications is the mice experiment showing that using modern-day technology, a false memory can be created.

Ramirez and his colleague Xu Liu discuss what drew them to neuroscience in an interview on NPR.

Publications

There is a region of the brain called the hippocampus that helps in processing memories, and this publication relates to those "cells."

A publication on limiting symptoms of depression by activating "positive memories."

Second most popular publishment as it supports the first one in reference to "optogenetics."

How a memory forms itself in the brain.

Cells within the hippocampus region of the brain forming "positive" and "negative engrams."

The plasticity of the cerebral memories.

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In 2014, Ramirez and his partner Xu Liu won the American Ingenuity Award.

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Ramirez and Liu were interviewed by the Smithsonian Magazine about their work with memory.

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This source includes some awards and accomplishments Steve has earned.

Validity : About us page that shows that this wesbite strives for integrity. Other known information about Steve is accurate, ie. attending Boston University, published articles for "Nature" and "Science," and that his research is based on manipulating memories.