Scientists still haven’t solved mystery of memory
Excerpt from the March 19, 1966, Science News
BRANCHING OUT In 1966, researchers thought that the branching ends of nerve cells (mouse neurons shown) might store memories in the human brain. 50 years later, these information-processing dendrites are still thought to play a role in memory, but the intricacies remain mysterious.
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Understanding memory — Memory is losing its mystery.…