title: Dendritic spines: the stuff that memories are made of?
abstract: Two new studies explore structural changes of nerve cells as a potential mechanism for memory formation by studying synaptic reorganization associated with motor learning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, WC1 6JJ, UK. s.hofer@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sonja B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hofer
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bonhoeffer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049229:Dendritic Spines / Q000502:physiology*; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*