Just to let you know the latests news reports of memory research are up.

The primary visual cortex is the first area in the brain to receive input from the retina. To scientists' astonishment, a new imaging study has revealed that even this region doesn't simply reflect what's happening at the retina; the information has already taken other factors into account. Thus, two objects that are the same size at the retina, are not the same size in the primary visual cortex -- contextual factors have already been taken into account. Until now it was assumed that the image of an object in the primary visual cortex was a precise reflection of the image on the retina.

And Science & Consciousness Review has a number of articles out, including: How genes make up your mind; Hands Free Isn't Mind Free; Consciousness baffling psychiatrists; Neonate self-awareness questioned; Consciousness is overrated; Feeling by numbers; Decisions with little thought; Metamemory, delusions and schizophrenia; Unconscious math