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In mice, lower inhibition in a hippocampal region improved detection of tiny object shifts; higher inhibition favored stable memory representations. What naturally controls the balance remains unknown. doi.org/hck5p7
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Inhibitory brain cells balance memory detail and stability, study suggests
A team from the Plasticity of Brain Networks laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University Miguel Hernández of Elche (UMH), has identified a mechanism that allows the brain to adjust the balance between two seemingly competing needs during memory formation: incorporating new details while maintaining representations that are sufficiently consistent to avoid confusing one experience with another.
