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. 1999 Dec 29;354(1392):2027–2052. doi: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0542

The past, the future and the biology of memory storage.

E R Kandel 1, C Pittenger 1
PMCID: PMC1692699  PMID: 10670023

Abstract

We here briefly review a century of accomplishments in studying memory storage and delineate the two major questions that have dominated thinking in this area: the systems question of memory, which concerns where in the brain storage occurs; and the molecular question of memory, which concerns the mechanisms whereby memories are stored and maintained. We go on to consider the themes that memory research may be able to address in the 21st century. Finally, we reflect on the clinical and societal import of our increasing understanding of the mechanisms of memory, discussing possible therapeutic approaches to diseases that manifest with disruptions of learning and possible ethical implication of the ability, which is on the horizon, to ameliorate or even enhance human memory.

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