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Induction of heterosynaptic LTD with homosynaptic LTP at the time of initial learning enables flexible memory formation and allows for cognitive flexibility. Lack of heterosynaptic LTD causes inflexible memory to be formed, which makes it difficult to learn new information because the memory cannot be modified properly.

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