A Good Memory or a Bad One? One Brain Molecule Decides.

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Recorded04 Jan 2023

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When the brain encodes memories as positive or negative, one molecule determines which way they will go. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Retro” by Wayne Jones.

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