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Nature 399, 19-21 (6 May 1999) | doi:10.1038/19857

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Neurobiology:  A spine to remember

Per Andersen1

How can we remember some information for many years, even after only a short experience of it? On page 66 of this issue, Engert and Bonhoeffer1 present evidence that when nerve cells receive an intense stream of impulses, they may form new structural and, perhaps, functional connections.

  1. Per Andersen is at the Institute for Basic Medical Research, University of Oslo, PO Box 1104 Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway.
    e-mail: Email: andersen@basalmed.uio.no