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News Physiol Sci 1: 182-185, 1986;
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News in Physiological Sciences, Vol 1, 182-185, Copyright © 1986 by International Union of Physiological Sciences

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Can Learning and Memory Be Understood?

JH Byrne

Progress in unraveling the mysteries of the mind has been slow, but recent work indicates that a complete mechanistic understanding of at least simple forms of learning will soon be in hand. For example, it is becoming evident that associative learning is due to changes in existing neural circuits and that the acquisition of a learned behavior is due to the activation of second messenger systems in nerve cells.




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