DISCOVERIES
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DISCO SHARKS
Secrets of glow-in-the-dark
sharks revealed p
MOVIES FOR CHIMPS
Scientists run a film night
for primates p
CLOSE CALL
All the near-Earth objects
visualised p
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DISCOVERED:
THE CHEMICAL
THAT MAKES
MEMORIES
Your brain has its own box of memories. If you were to
hold it in your hand, brush off the dust and open it up,
you’d be able to pull out Polaroid snaps of your most
treasured memories. Your graduation ceremony perhaps,
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wouldn’t want to forget. But how does your brain keep
these memories in their crystal-clear clarity? 2
The synapse between
two nerve cells
(illustrated here) plays
a vital role in
memory formation
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