Epigenetic Control of Memory Strengthening

Two broad findings have been seen in memory reconsolidation, which is the retrieval and strengthening of a recent memory. The first broad finding is that, during memory reconsolidation, changes in translational control -- the process of forming new proteins from activated genes -- occur in areas of the brain related to memory formation. The second broad finding is that epigenetic mechanisms -- various molecular modifications known to alter the activity of genes without changing their DNA sequence -- are also somehow actively involved during memory reconsolidation or strengthening. https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/epigenetic-control-of-memory-strengthening-309271?utm_campaign=Newsletter_TN_BreakingScienceNews&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=65752201&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-97uGfAxWWosFugPYPunSXS5F9Utc2vKBOed4rAjEJCqD7na7Hns1copwbWp-8XkpHi3zflZYqmt-Z5i3XAqzUdZfVRrQ&_hsmi=65752201