# Scientists decode mechanism of remembering -- and forgetting -- in fruit flies

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**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/scientists-decode-mechanism-of-remembering-and-forgetting-in-fruit-flies/1132 "2018-11-30T03:20:15Z")\
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> **[Scientists decode mechanism of remembering -- and forgetting -- in fruit flies](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181127092528.htm)**
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> Researchers have shown for the first time the physiological mechanism by which a memory is formed and then subsequently forgotten. The research, which was done in fruit flies, looked at the synaptic changes that occur during learning and forgetting....

  
Researchers have shown for the first time the physiological mechanism by which a memory is formed and then subsequently forgotten. The research, which was done in fruit flies, looked at the synaptic changes that occur during learning and forgetting. The investigators found that a single dopamine neuron can drive both the learning and forgetting process.