CSHL neuroscientist discovers protein that regulates forgetting of short-term memories
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:49
in Psychology & Sociology
Memories that we have just acquired - a new phone number, or the name of a new acquaintance - are more liable to be forgotten than memories we have held for some time. We know this from experience, but we are just learning about events inside and between nerve cells that account for the loss of short-term memory...