The brain is highly segregated. Multiple mechanisms ensure that different types of memories are processed independently. Nonetheless, information leaks out across these memory systems. Only recently has the diversity of these leaks been revealed. Different memory types (skills vs. facts) can interact in simple ways, either allowing or preventing their further processing, or in more complex ways, allowing the sharing of abstract information between memories. Leaks occur from memories dependent upon hippocampal circuits, which have properties critical for leaks and activity patterns related to memory interactions. This hippocampal contribution is likely achieved in concert with cortical areas. Leaks between memories enable the application of knowledge in novel situations, explain learning dynamics, and solve important problems inherent to memory formation.

大脑高度隔离。多种机制确保独立处理不同类型的内存。尽管如此，信息还是会通过这些存储系统泄漏出去。直到最近才揭示了这些泄漏的多样性。不同的记忆类型（技能与事实）可以以简单的方式交互，允许或阻止它们的进一步处理，或者以更复杂的方式，允许在记忆之间共享抽象信息。泄漏发生在依赖于海马回路的记忆中，海马回路具有对泄漏和与记忆相互作用相关的活动模式至关重要的特性。这种海马体的贡献很可能与皮质区域一起实现。记忆之间的泄漏使知识能够在新情况下应用，解释学习动态，