Neurogenesis-mediated forgetting minimizes proactive interference

New neurons are continuously produced throughout adulthood in the hippocampus. Here the authors provide evidence that adult hippocampal neurogenesis weakens existing memories, and facilitates the encoding of new, confliction information in mice.

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Main Authors: Jonathan R. Epp, Rudy Silva Mera, Stefan Köhler, Sheena A. Josselyn, Paul W. Frankland
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/480dbf4732164950b18f365eac42f627
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