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Brain found to store three copies of every memory
Like a computer system with built-in redundancies, a study has revealed that brains use three different sets of neurons to store a single memory. The finding could one day help soften painful memories in people who've suffered trauma.
Like a computer system with built-in redundancies, a study has revealed that brains use three different sets of neurons to store a single memory. The copy of the memory stored in the late-born neurons, on the other hand, was very strong to start, but faded over time to the point that it eventually became inaccessible by the brain. This cross-section of a mouse's hippocampus shows the early-born neurons in magenta, which are responsible for creating a long-lasting copy of a memoryUniversity of Basel, Biozentrum
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