long term memory

From: Vincent Campbell (VCampbell@dmu.ac.uk)
Date: Tue 18 Mar 2003 - 10:26:53 GMT

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    Hi everyone,

    Saw this article in yesterday's Independent newspaper about research into long term memory in fruit flies, that highlights the role of creb genes, I believe they are called. The article suggests a mechanism for long term memory storage. It's at:

    http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=387984

    It also brings to mind a piece in New Scientist recently about by-passing damage to the hippocampus with a computer chip- rats have been used in experiments I believe.

    Maybe the "mystery" of memory won't be for much longer. Moreover it might give memeticists with neuroscience knowledge a target for research into the memes in minds idea, and maybe we can settle that part of the dispute.

    Vincent

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