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A retrieval-specific mechanism of adaptive forgetting in the mammalian brain

Forgetting is a ubiquitous phenomenon that is actively promoted in many species. How and whether organisms’ behavioral goals drive which memories are actively forgotten is unknown. Here we show that processes essential to controlling goal-directed behavior trigger active forgetting of distracting me...

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Autores principales: Bekinschtein, Pedro, Weisstaub, Noelia V., Gallo, Francisco, Renner, Maria, Anderson, Michael C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6220340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07128-7