New neuron formation could increase capacity for new learning, at the expense of old memories

<P>Contact: Julie Poupart<BR>info@can-acn.org<BR>Canadian Association for Neuroscience <BR>
<P>New research presented today shows that formation of new neurons in the hippocampus - a brain region known for its importance in learning and remembering - could cause forgetting of old memories by causing a reorganization of existing brain circuits. Drs. Paul Frankland and Sheena Josselyn, both from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, argue this reorganization

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