Memory formation: its molecular and cell biology
- 13 July 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in European Review
- Vol. 3 (3), 243-256
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s106279870000154x
Abstract
Memories are stored in the brain in the form of changes in synaptic connectivity brought about through a cascade of molecular processes. Transient synaptic changes result in alterations in gene expression and, ultimately, the synthesis of a family of cell adhesion molecules which are responsible for holding the synapse in a new configuration. However, memory remains a dynamic property of the brain system as a whole, rather than ‘residing’ in any particular small region.Keywords
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