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Dendrites May Be Key to Learning and Memory, Study Suggests
 Branchlike structures called dendrites that extend from neurons appear to make their own computations independent of the cell body, helping individual brain cells store memories of the past, respond to the present, and anticipate the future, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests. The findings, published in Science, represent a paradigm shift in current models of how learning and memory take place.
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