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A computational approach enhances learning in Aplysia

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A mathematical model based on the dynamics of molecular signaling pathways predicts an optimal training regimen that enhances learning and memory.

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  1. L.F. Abbott and Eric R. Kandel are in the Department of Neuroscience, and Eric R. Kandel is in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.,

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