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‘Brain stars’ store our memories like a microscopic filing cabinet

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Nov 16, 2024

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Fascinating new findings into how clusters of ‘brain stars’ retain memories has changed what we know about how they’re held in our minds.

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Baylor College of Medicine, Neuroscience, Brain, Memory, Alzheimer’s disease, PTSD, Neural Network, neurons

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