title: Memory formation: traversing the highwire.
abstract: Molecules that suppress memory formation protect against the consolidation of inaccurate information. A recent study in Drosophila has identified a new pathway for memory suppression and the neurons that are a gateway to long-term memory formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Biology of Behavior Institute, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
authors.forename: Shixing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Gregg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D057567:Memory, Long-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D024521:Mushroom Bodies / Q000502:physiology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C409633:HIW protein, Drosophila; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins