'Possible Cure for Alzheimer's' | Researchers Reveal How the Brain's Memory System Works

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For the first time, scientists have been able to observe how neural structures in the brain – called “axon initial segments” – change their length during learning and memory processes. Researchers from the DZNE (German Institute for Neurological Diseases) followed these changes in the brains of mice while they were learning simple tasks, and found that some segments lengthened and others shortened according to the learning patterns. The study wa…