title: A Calcium-Dependent Mechanism of Neuronal Memory.
abstract: A neuron's record of its previous activity underlies animal memory. A new study reveals a role for the release of calcium ions from intracellular stores in mediating spatially compartmentalized memory of the activity history of a neuron.
authors.affiliation: Public Library of Science, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gasque
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D049229:Dendritic Spines / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; D002118:Calcium