New Neurons: Forming and Forgetting Memories (2 of 2) (VIDEO)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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This AAAS animation describes the work researchers did to understand why it is so hard to recall memories from early childhood. This video relates to a paper that appeared in May 9, 2014, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Katherine Akers at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, ON, Canada, and colleagues was titled, "Hippocampal Neurogenesis Regulates Forgetting During Adulthood and Infancy."

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