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ReviewTrends in neurosciences2019

Molecular Mechanisms of the Memory Trace.

Arun Asok, Félix Leroy, Joseph B Rayman, Eric R Kandel

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Review in Trends in neurosciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
101citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  17. Cell-Type Specific Circuits in the Mammillary Body for Place and Object Recognition Memory.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  19. Epigenetics in Learning and Memory.Sub-cellular biochemistry · 2025
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  20. Multi-region processing during sleep for memory and cognition.Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences · 2025
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41 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Arun AsokDepartment of Neuroscience, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. Electronic address: a.asok@columbia.edu.
Félix LeroyDepartment of Neuroscience, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Joseph B RaymanDepartment of Neuroscience, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Eric R KandelDepartment of Neuroscience, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Kavli Institute for Brain Science, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: erk5@columbia.edu.

Funding

Ventral hippocampal to hypothalamic circuit control of fear memoriesF32MH114306 · NIMH · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ASOK, ARUN · 2018 to 2020
$183k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIMH NIH HHS F32 MH114306
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past half-century, we have gained significant insights into the molecular biology of long-term memory storage at the level of the synapse. In recent years, our understanding of the cellular architecture supporting long-term memory traces has also substantially improved. However, the molecular biology of consolidation at the level of neuronal systems has been relatively neglected. In this opinion article, we first examine our current understanding of the cellular mechanisms of synaptic consolidation. We then outline areas requiring further investigation on how cellular changes contribute to systems consolidation. Finally, we highlight recent findings on the cellular architecture of memory traces in rodents and how the application of new technologies will expand our understanding of systems consolidation at the neural circuit level. In the coming years, this research focus will be critical for understanding the evolution of long-term memories and for enabling the development of novel therapeutics which embrace the dynamic nature of memories.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansMemoryMemory, Long-TermModels, NeurologicalNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsSynapsesconsolidationengrammemory traceneural systems

Identifiers

PMID30391015
PMCPMC6312491

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