HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, KATHLEEN MCAVOY(See K.M. McAvoy et al., "Modulating neuronal competition dynamics in the dentate gyrus to rejuvenate aging memory circuits," Neuron 2016.)
Image of the Day: Old and New Neurons
To form new memories, young neurons (pink) compete with older neurons (green) to integrate themselves into the hippocampal circuit.
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