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On This Day in (Neuroscience) History

July 9

Foundation of the Memory Disorders Research Society (1989) - Establishment of the international organization dedicated to advancing research on amnesia and other memory disorders, fostering collaboration between clinicians and researchers.

Discovery of Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) (1973) - Timothy Bliss and Terje Lømo published their landmark paper describing LTP, the long-lasting enhancement of signal transmission between neurons, which became the dominant cellular model for learning and memory.

Birth of Oliver Sacks (1933) - British neurologist and author whose case studies, including "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat," brought the human side of neurological disorders to public attention and transformed clinical approaches.

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