memory

The case against synaptic plasticity as the brain’s basic memory mechanism

Synaptic plasticity is widely considered to provide the neurobiological basis of learning and memory. From the perspective of “classical” cognitive science, this view cannot be upheld. Here, I summarise the argument against the synapse as the (sole) …

The demise of the synapse as the locus of memory: A looming paradigm shift?

Synaptic plasticity is widely considered to be the neurobiological basis of learning and memory by neuroscientists and researchers in adjacent fields, though diverging opinions are increasingly being recognized. From the perspective of what we might …

Reinstatement of long-term memory following erasure of its behavioral and synaptic expression in Aplysia