Assistant Professor Alison Barth and graduate student Roger Clem lead a study that indisputably identifies the impact of neural connections in the learning process

A toxin from the venom of the joro spider was used to detect the synaptic insertion of native AMPA receptors during sensory experience.

Through a clever experimental design, Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have validated decades of experiments to show how learning and memory may be encoded in a living animal. The research, published in the March issue of Neuron, identifies for the first time the specific neural connections that strengthen as an animal's brain responds to new experiences.

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