ACTO 2 (IMAGE)

Rice University

ACTO 2

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An animated model shows the release of tension in a branched actomyosin network. Researchers suspect such avalanches are one possible mechanism by which the brain's neurons preserve memories.

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Memory/Plasticity Group at CTBP/Rice University

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