Neuroscience: Memory modification without catastrophe

Mircea van der Plas; Alberto Failla; Edwin M Robertson

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.068

Neuroscience: Memory modification without catastrophe

Curr Biol. 2024 Apr 8;34(7):R281-R284. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.068.

Authors

Mircea van der Plas¹, Alberto Failla¹, Edwin M Robertson²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QB, UK.
² Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QB, UK. Electronic address: edwin.robertson@glasgow.ac.uk.

PMID: 38593772
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.068

Abstract

Adaptive behaviour is supported by changes in neuronal networks. Insight into maintaining these memories - preventing their catastrophic loss - despite further network changes occurring due to novel learning is provided in a new study.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Learning / physiology
Memory* / physiology
Neurons / physiology
Neurosciences*