Dr. Robert Greene and Alex Sonneborn, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Robert Greene and Alex Sonneborn, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Dr. Robert Greene (right), Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Alex Sonneborn, in the UTSW neuroscience graduate program, stand next to a Zeiss Axoskop2, optogenetic stimulating and electrophysiology recording equipment that allows them to monitor and manipulate live neurons. Greene and Sonneborn are senior and lead authors, respectively, in a study that found attention-grabbing experiences trigger the release of memory-enhancing chemicals to help etch memories into the brain.

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