Researchers find that memory storage molecule preserves complex memories

The brain acts as a computer to both store information and process that information. In a computer, separate devices perform these roles; while a hard disk stores information, the central processing unit (CPU) does the processing. But the brain is thought to perform both these functions in the same cells - neurons - leading researchers to ask if distinct molecules within the brain cells serve these different functions.

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