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Long-term learning requires new nerve insulation

February 10, 2020 by

Scientists have discovered that mice quickly learn a fearful response to a situation perceived as threatening, but for such a conditioned response to become long-lasting requires brain cells to increase amounts of an insulating material called myelin.

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