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Re:Neuroscientists discover molecular mechanism that allows ... by iovrthoughtthis on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:24AM (#26709809)
this seems incredibly related https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histone_code

i’m not surprised that a mechanism like this is involved in memory storage/retrieval.

im left with questions about the heritability of these epigenetic parts of memory.

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Re:Neuroscientists discover molecular mechanism that allows ... by andelu on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:30AM (#26709854)
Heritability? How? Remember that gamets (egg/sperm) are not affected by this, so passing these memories onto the next generation is not plausible.
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Re:Neuroscientists discover molecular mechanism that allows ... by beowulfey on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @06:14AM (#26710119)
this particular kind of interaction would not be transmissible. Some other mechanisms, such as DNA methylation or miRNA may be though.
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