A New Mechanism For Controlling MemoryPathways of neurotransmitter receptors followed by detecting single molecules at the surface of a rat hippocampal cultured neuron. Credit: Benjamin COMPANS/Daniel CHOQUET/IINS/CNRS Photo library. |
Study reveals receptor movement is essential for synaptic plasticity as a response to neural activity. Halting receptor movement may block specific memory acquisition, researchers report, thus confirming the role of synaptic plasticity in learning and memory.
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