How many short-term memories become long-term? Unveiling the answer through the study of sex differences
Diletta Cavezza, Giulia Torromino, Vittorio Loffredo, Gregorio Sonsini, Alvaro Crevenna, Maria De Risi, Alessandro Treves, Marilena Griguoli, Rocco Granata, Štěpán Kápl, Susan Leemburg, Karel Ježek, Elvira De Leonibus · FENS Forum 2024
The process of memory consolidation involves the transfer of information from short-term memory (STM) to long-term memory (LTM). Memory consolidation requires activation of the dorsal hippocampus (dHP), especially under conditions of high memory load. In this study, we asked whether there is a limit to the memory capacity, that is, the amount of information that can be stored during unique experiences. Using male and female outbred CD1 mice subjected to a modified version of the object recognition test, we found that females, despite having the same 6- object STM capacity as males, appear to t
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