How brain remodeling during adolescence shapes memory
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have discovered that a specific region of the mouse brain undergoes significant remodeling during late adolescence. This process temporarily affects memory retrieval, providing new insights into how brain maturation influences cognitive development.
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Understanding these biological changes helps explain why memory and decision-making capabilities fluctuate during the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
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Add as preferred source Hui Zhang, Ph.D., a research fellow at Einstein. Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Scientists have long known that the human brain continues developing well beyond the teenage years, with important changes involving decision-making and emotional regulation extending into the mid- to late 20s. Now, for the first time, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have identified a biological process in mice that offers new insight into how memory circuits mature during this extended period of brain development.
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