Making memories

Elife. 2024 Oct 2:13:e102837. doi: 10.7554/eLife.102837.

Abstract

The neurotransmitter dopamine helps form long-term memories by increasing the production of proteins through a unique signaling pathway.

Keywords: LTP; cell signalling; dopamine; memory; neuroscience; protein synthesis.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dopamine* / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Memory / physiology
  • Memory, Long-Term / physiology
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Dopamine