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This Week in (Neuroscience) History

September 14

Discovery of Surface Diffusion Mechanism for Memory Formation (2017) - Researchers at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Neurosciences in Bordeaux identified a critical mechanism for controlling memory storage in synapses.

First Implementation of Optogenetics in Behaving Animals (2005) - Karl Deisseroth and colleagues pioneered the technique to control specific neurons with light, revolutionizing experimental neuroscience.

Birth of Ivan Pavlov (1849) - Russian physiologist known for his work on classical conditioning, demonstrating how the brain forms associations between stimuli.

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