First image of a memory being made# Biology - 生物学
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The increase in green fluorescence, right, shows the imaging of protein
synthesis at synapses when memories are made.
Method:
The researchers used a fluorescent protein that can change from green to red
when exposed to ultraviolet light. They flashed the cells with light, so
that any proteins that already existed turned red. But when the scientists
induced the cells to form memories, they saw new green proteins appear under
the microscope.
"One distinction between short-term and long-term memory
synthesis at synapses when memories are made.
Method:
The researchers used a fluorescent protein that can change from green to red
when exposed to ultraviolet light. They flashed the cells with light, so
that any proteins that already existed turned red. But when the scientists
induced the cells to form memories, they saw new green proteins appear under
the microscope.
"One distinction between short-term and long-term memory