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A molecular mechanism governing memory precision

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A key molecular mechanism has been identified that dictates whether memory will maintain or lose its details over time and that is relevant in post-traumatic stress disorder and dementia.

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Figure 1: ABLIM3 is a molecule involved in memory precision.

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