Friday, December 23, 2011

Memory

Neuroscientists identify a master controller of memory
December 23, 2011

When you experience a new event, your brain encodes a memory of it by altering the connections between neurons. This requires turning on many genes in those neurons. Now, neuroscientists at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research  have identified what may be a master gene that controls this complex process. The findings reveal some of … more…

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