Calcium: The Secret To Honeybees' Memory

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 13:42 in Biology & Nature

Long-term memory formation in honeybees is instigated by a calcium ion cascade. Researchers have shown that calcium acts as a switch between short- and long-term storage of learned information.

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