ARC, A Gene to Remember: Dr Jason Shepherd

16/04/2020 22 min
ARC, A Gene to Remember: Dr Jason Shepherd

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Episode Synopsis

Have you ever been curious about how our brains "learn" and why only somethings seem to "stick" and others seem to fade away as time goes on? I know I have. How are memories stored? Today we are going to explore the brain's amazing ability to learn and store information over a lifetime, as well as a recently discovered mechanism of neuronal communication that resembles the life-cycle of retroviruses.