Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses

Hibernation cuts down on synapses, but mice seem to retain memories anyway. Our leading hypothesis for how our memories are stored is that when you learn something, the connections among neurons involved get stronger and physically larger, and that constitutes the memory [1].

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1. arstechnica.com · Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses Aug 22, 2026

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