A cellular mechanism for system memory consolidation

Declarative memories initially depend on the hippocampus. Over a period of weeks to years, however, these memories become hippocampus-independent through a process called system memory consolidation. The underlying cellular mechanisms are unclear. Here, we suggest a consolidation mechanism, which is...

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Main Author: Michiel W. H. Remme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fnsys.2014.05.00010/full