Dr. Don Cooper, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Don Cooper, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Dr. Don Cooper and colleagues have reported that individual nerve cells in the front part of the brain can hold traces of memories on their own for as long as a minute and possibly longer. The finding has implications for addiction, attention disorders and stress-related memory loss.

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