Study finds short- and long-term memories require same gene but in different circuits

Why is it that you can instantly recall your own phone number but have to struggle with your mental Rolodex to remember a new number you heard a few moments ago? The two tasks "feel" different because they involve two different types of memory - long-term and short-term, respectively - that are stored very differently in the brain. The same appears to be true across the animal kingdom, even in insects such as the fruit fly.

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