Christie Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Published online: May 2005
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0000153
There seems to be a large degree of similarity between learning in molluscs and learning in higher vertebrates and mammals. At the cellular level, recent work suggests that the encoding of long-term memory may involve similar mechanisms in invertebrates and mammals.
Keywords: learning; CREB; aplysia
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