🔬 More Than Half of Hippocampal Synapses Vanish, Yet
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Medical Xpress · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
How do we remember the distant past? For decades, scientists have believed synaptic potentiation—the adaptive strengthening of our brain's cellular connections—to be the key to memory retention. Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and collaborators including the University of Tsukuba, the Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), and National Institutes of Physiological Sciences challenge these long-held beliefs.
Key points
- How do we remember the distant past?
- For decades, scientists have believed synaptic potentiation—the adaptive strengthening of our brain's cellular connections—to be the key to memory retention.
- Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and collaborators including the University of Tsukuba, the Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), and National Institutes of Physiological Sciences challenge these long-held beliefs.
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