Schematic of long-term memory consolidation and maintenance. (IMAGE)

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Schematic of long-term memory consolidation and maintenance.

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Long-term memories are maintained in the mushroom bodies, a memory center of the fruit fly brain. Ap/Chi complexes act as transcription factors, allowing key genes to function. Ap is also responsible for consolidation in clock neurons, regulating the activity of GABA receptors.

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