Nets full of holes catch long-term memories
Patterns in perineuronal structures swaddling nerve cells may last a lifetime
![nerve cells from different parts of the mouse brain](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/102015_ls_memorynet_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
MEMORY CATCHERS Durable nets (green) wrap around nerve cells throughout this adult mouse brain (three different brain regions shown). Holes in these nets may store long-term memories, a new study suggests. Nerve cells are marked by red and cell nuclei are blue.
S. Palida et al