Brains keep temporary molecular records before making a lasting memory
- Written by Kelsey Tyssowski, Graduate Student in Biomedical Science, Harvard University
Like the day's newspaper, the brain has a temporary way to keep track of events.TonTonic/Shutterstock.com
The first dance at my wedding lasted exactly four minutes and 52 seconds, but I’ll probably remember it for decades. Neuroscientists still don’t entirely understand this: How was my brain able to translate this less-than-five-minute...
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