Discovery Of Cell Linked To Learning And Memory

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Thu, 05/15/2008 - 09:15

Neuroscientists have discovered a fundamental component of the process that regulates memory formation. The discovery explains, for the first time, how new nerve cells form in an area of the brain associated with learning and memory -- which is known to deteriorate in people with stroke and dementia.

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