The molecules of forgetfulness

Alcino J. Silva () and Sheena A. Josselyn
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Alcino J. Silva: Psychology and Psychiatry and the Brain Research Institute
Sheena A. Josselyn: Psychology and Psychiatry and the Brain Research Institute

Nature, 2002, vol. 418, issue 6901, 929-930

Abstract: Not everything that we learn is useful, so the brain needs a mechanism to prevent itself being burdened by unhelpful details. The molecular details of this mechanism are now being uncovered.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1038/418929a

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