Neurons in the Hippocampus (IMAGE)

Harvard Medical School

Neurons in the Hippocampus

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Young neurons (pink), responsible for encoding new memories, must compete with mature neurons (green) to survive and integrate into the hippocampal circuit.

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Photo courtesy of Kathleen McAvoy.

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