Although the biological bases of forgetting remain obscure, the consensus among cognitive
psychologists emphasizes interference processes, rejecting decay in accounting for memory …

Transcription is a molecular requisite for long-term synaptic plasticity and long-term memory
formation. Thus, in the last several years, one main interest of molecular neuroscience has …

According to the Hebb rule, the change in the strength of a synapse depends only on the
local interaction of presynaptic and postsynaptic events. Studies at many types of synapses …

Long-lasting forms of synaptic plasticity and memory are dependent on new protein
synthesis. Recent advances obtained from genetic, physiological, pharmacological, and …

Over the course of natural history, countless animal species have evolved adaptive
behavioral systems to cope with dangerous situations and promote survival. Emotional …

Considerable evidence suggests that the formation of long-term memories requires a critical
period of new protein synthesis. Recently, the notion that some of these newly synthesized …

Two neurotrophic factors, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin-3 (NT-
3), are able to produce a long-lasting enhancement of synaptic transmission in the …

A novel property of hippocampal LTP,variable persistence', has recently been described that
is, we argue, relevant to the role of LTP in information storage. Specifically, new results …

Most of the molecular mechanisms contributing to long-term memory have been found to
consolidate information within a brief time window after learning, but not to maintain …

The olfactory nervous system of insects and mammals exhibits many similarities, which
suggests that the mechanisms for olfactory learning may be shared. Molecular genetic …