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Scientists capture image of memories
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T.K. RandallJune 20, 2009 ·
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For the first time scientists have managed to capture an actual image of the mechanism of the brain that is crucial to long-term memory formation, a process essential for us to function in our everyday lives.
The ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world. A new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), McGill University and University of California, Los Angeles has captured an image for the first time of a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies long-term memory formation. "
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PhysOrg.com |
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