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Davis, R.L., Giurfa, M. (2012). Mushroom-body memories: an obituary prematurely written?  Curr. Biol. 22(8): R272--R275.
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FBrf0220175
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Abstract
Studies on insect olfactory learning have established the mushroom bodies as key brain structures for the formation of long-term memory (LTM). Two new neurons in the fly brain are reported now as essential sites for LTM formation, while mushroom bodies are claimed to be unnecessary to this end.
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22537630
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.060
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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