Scientists discover major clue in long-term memory making
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 11:32
in Psychology & Sociology
You may remember the colour of your loved one's eyes for years. But how? Scientists believe that long-term potentiation (LTP) - the long-lasting increase of signals across a connection between brain cells - underlies our ability to remember over time and to learn, but how that happens is a central question in neuroscience...
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