Reposted by Olivia C. Ghirardelli Smith
We all know how powerful memories can feel, but new work published in @nature.com shows that the memory of being exposed to cold conditions in a specific environment can alter a mouse's whole-body metabolism 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cold memories control whole-body thermoregulatory responses - Nature
Cold-sensitive engrams contribute to learned thermoregulation in mice that are returned to an environment in which they previously experienced a cold challenge, through a network formed betw...