Memory

New Clues to How Memories Form in the Brain

NEUROSCIENCE NEWSJULY 9, 2017

A genetically identified olfactory bulb neuron was examined by patch clamp whole-cell recording after mouse olfactory learning. NeuroscienceNews.com image is credited to IBP.

Summary: A study recently published in Neuron may provide new insights into how memory forms in the brain. Researchers discovered acquired olfactory memory is associated with synaptic long term potentiation, which can last for at least two weeks.

Source: Chinese Academy of Science.

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