Structural Changes Accompanying Memory Storage
Annual Review of PhysiologyPublished 1 October 1993
Craig H. Bailey, Eric R. Kandel
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The recent evidence for structural changes in learning is considered by considering the structural changes that accompany long-term memory and how they compare with the de novo synapse formation and synaptic pruning that occur during development.
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