Johns Hopkins neuroscientists discover a critical early step of memory formation
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 10:42
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report in the July issue of Neuron how nerve cells in the brain ensure that Arc, a protein critical for memory formation, is made instantly after nerve stimulation. Paradoxically, its manufacture involves two other proteins — including one linked to mental retardation — that typically prevent proteins from being made.
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