If the Brain is Exposed to Many New Sensations (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

If the Brain is Exposed to Many New Sensations

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Certain nerve cells, via their appendages, the axons (green in the image), release acetylcholine into the hippocampus. The astrocytes (red) react to this by releasing the neurotransmitter glutamate. As a result, memory switches into memorization mode.

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(c) Photo: Milan Pabst & Oliver Braganza/University of Bonn

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