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in wat form is memory stored in nerve cells
Hi, Abhi. I got this passage from this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/528617.stm
"Neurobiologists call the process "Long-Term Potentiation" (LTP) when a nerve cell is stimulated by a neighbouring cell and acts as if it "remembers" the stimulation. It is this change that acts as the fundamental storage for memory information. Synapses of a nerve cell that have been repeatedly stimulated by its neighbour undergoes a physical change. Its surface alters, forming a second contact point with other nerve cells about an hour after stimulation.
It is this change that forms the basis for the chemical and connection changes to the nerve cells that act as memory storage units."
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