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		westurner 34 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Astrocytes are the superstars of long-term memory:... That appears to be true for STM but IDK about LTM? - "Study shows how memories ripple through the brain" (2017) https://www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/st... "Learning-enhanced coupling between ripple oscillations in association cortices and hippocampus" (2017) https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aan6203 ... NeuroGrid - "Brain found to store three copies of every memory" (2024) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41352124 : > So that makes four (4) copies of each memory in the brain if you include the engram cells in the prefrontal cortex

marshfram 33 days ago [–]

Good to read Rhythms of the Brain for how SWR creates memories.

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