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BS 197 (Encore) Neuroscience for Dummies with Frank Amthor

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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Neurotransmitters - What's That Receptor?

There are probably a number of receptors that mediate memory processes, but clearly one of the most important ones is this anum da receptor. The nm de receptor operates like an and gate in a lot of ways. It can cause long lasting changes in the cell, which can sonstantiate the synaptec plasticity necessary for memory. So if you think about when you need to remember something, it's usually a confluence of several things together. All of those things together indicate the presence of the tiger. And when all those things activate the same cell, hen you have a tiger detector and that causes your memory to be triggered to not go near that water hole at that time of day

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