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Brain Waves: Other Cells Can Have Memory Too?

Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Neurogeneticist

09-Dec-24 16:00

Brain Waves: Other Cells Can Have Memory Too?

We often associate memory as a function of the brain, but what if other cells in our body also have that ability to remember and learn? On this episode of Brain Waves, neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar joins us to explain how memories form in different cells and what scientists have been discovering.

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


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