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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10838 |