Activity-dependent myelination in prefrontal circuits signals the offset of infantile amnesia
Ali Golbabaei, Adam I. Ramsaran, Asim J. Rashid, Mitchell L. de Snoo, Dina Karamboulas, Jiaoyang Wo, Baraneh Shahrbandi, Yiyan Li, Beatrix S. Wang, Ashleigh Willis, Mamoru Fukuchi, Satoshi Kida, David R Kaplan, Freda D. Miller, Sheena A. Josselyn, Paul W. Frankland
The paper shows that activity in the prelimbic cortex of developing mice promotes myelination and memory persistence, delaying infantile amnesia when inhibited.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience