The Biology of Forgetting – A Perspective
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pioneering research studies, beginning with those using Drosophila, have identified several molecular and cellular mechanisms for active forgetting. The currently known mechanisms for active forgetting include neurogenesis-based forgetting, ...
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Original Title: TIL that brain is designed to forget. Two different biochemical pathways, one including Dopamine➔Rac1➔Cofilin and the other involving cdc42 are involved in both intrinsic forgetting and interference-based active forgetting

  • anotherandrewEnglish
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    2 months ago

    My brain seems to be too good at this, and weirdly terrible at forgetting something I have mis-remembered. Drives my family crazy.