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How does the Brain Link Events to form a Memory? Study reveals unexpected Mental Processes

How does the brain link events to form a memory? Study reveals ...
2-photon calcium imaging (5x speed) of the activity responses of neurons in hippocampal area CA1 of a mouse as it learns to associate a neutral tone (conditioned stimulus) with airpuffs (unconditioned stimulus) across a 15 second time delay.
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Mohsin Ahmed / Losonczy Lab / Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute

The brain has a powerful ability to remember and connect events separated in time. And now, in a new study in mice, scientists have shed light on how the brain can form such enduring links.

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