Calcium signal in neuronal cell nuclei initiates the
formation of lasting memories
Neurobiologists at Heidelberg University have identified
calcium in the cell nucleus to be a cellular “switch” responsible for the
formation of long-term memory. Using the fruit fly “Drosophila melanogaster” as
a model, the team led by Prof. Dr. Christoph Schuster and Prof. Dr. Hilmar
Bading investigates how the brain learns. The researchers wanted to know which
signals in the brain were responsible for building long-term memory and for
forming the special proteins involved. The results of the research were
published in the journal “Science Signaling”.