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Complex protein interactions at synapses are essential for memory formation in our brains, but the mechanisms behind these processes remain poorly understood. Now, researchers have developed a ...

Long-term memory was thought to depend on strong synapses, but memories survive the widespread synaptic loss of hibernation. Mice trained in specific skills still remembered them after two days of ...

In a very real sense, we are the sum of our memories. From them, we gain a sense of self, form skills, and learn about the world. Yet although long-term memories are a core feature of existence, ...