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> [...] as new brain cells are formed in the hippocampus -- a region of the brain associated with learning new things -- those new connections overwrite old memories and make them harder to access.
Adult neurogenesis > Implications > Role in learning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_neurogenesis
"The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Absent-Minded_Professor
Absent-minded professor (stock character) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absent-minded_professor
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> [...] as new brain cells are formed in the hippocampus -- a region of the brain associated with learning new things -- those new connections overwrite old memories and make them harder to access.
Adult neurogenesis > Implications > Role in learning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_neurogenesis
"The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Absent-Minded_Professor
Absent-minded professor (stock character) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absent-minded_professor