Study provides potential explanation for mechanisms of associative memory
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 17:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections between neurons in a region of the brain important for the formation of long-term memories. The findings, published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, may also provide a potential explanation for the loss of memory associated with Alzheimer's.