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Memories are encoded by efficient signalling between neurons. The myosin V proteins help this process by shuttling receptors and membranes to make synaptic junctions better detectors of incoming signals.

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Figure 1: Molecular basis of long-term potentiation (LTP).

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Goda, Y. Along memory lane. Nature 456, 590–591 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/456590a

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