Findings support modern thought that neural networks store information by making short-term alterations to the synapses. The study sheds new light on short-term synaptic plasticity in recent memory storage.
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Between the time you read the Wi-Fi password off the cafe s menu board and the time you can get back to your laptop to enter it, you have to hold it in mind. Science News | Research Suggests Holding Information in Mind May Mean Storing It Among Synapses.