Memory is stored in cells throughout the body, not just the brain

 “Learning and memory are generally associated with brains and brain cells alone, but our study shows that other cells in the body can learn and form memories, too,” explains New York University's Nikolay V. Kukushkin, the lead author of the study, which appears in the journal Nature Communications.

 

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