Research Summary

Although the ability to retain life experiences in long-term memory is crucial to guide our behavior properly, most of our daily life experiences fade over time.  Are there any biological functions for the "physiological" forgetting? What determines how long a memory will last? Why are some memory stored in a precise form and others in a generic way? What are the mechanisms underpinning memory maintenance and forgetting? How can memory content be updated overtime?

My Lab research group tries to answer these critical questions in order to understand the neurobiological processes involved in memory acquisition, consolidation, retrieval, reconsolidation, extinction and forgetting,  from the synaptic approach to the behavioral level.