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Scientists decode mechanism of remembering — and forgetting — in fruit flies
November 27, 2018 by NewsBot
Researchers have shown for the first time the physiological mechanism by which a memory is formed and then subsequently forgotten. The research, which was done in fruit flies, looked at the synaptic changes that occur during learning and forgetting. The investigators found that a single dopamine neuron can drive both the learning and forgetting process.
