Memory networks: answering the call of the hippocampus.
Without the hippocampus, experiences disappear without a memory trace. A recent study shows that changing synaptic strength within the hippocampus alters circuit function in widely distributed brain networks.
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Matthew
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Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY 10029, USA. matthew.shapiro@mssm.edu
D000818:Animals; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology