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Please join us on Friday, April 12 from 12:00-1:00 PM in the DeWitt Wallace Library, suite 309 for a talk by Michelle Tong on “Expanding our knowledge of extracellular mechanisms of memory.” For animals who live in an unpredictable world, the ability to process and remember our environment adaptively is crucial for survival. The nervous system is largely responsible for how such representations form (learning) and persist (memory). While much of the field has focused on neuronal and other cellular mechanisms, my lab studies the role of the extracellular matrix. This talk will cover some of our recent work showing how the extracellular matrix around neurons is critical for memory stability. All faculty and staff are welcome. Lunch will be provided.