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Modifiable Synapses necessary for Learning

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Even the simplest types of synaptic modification might be the basis of memory; and both short term and long term memory may have similar mechanisms.

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GARDNER-MEDWIN, A. Modifiable Synapses necessary for Learning. Nature 223, 916–919 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223916a0

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