Spatial memory formation requires netrin-1 expression by neurons in the adult mammalian brain.
Edwin W. Wong, Stephen D. Glasgow, Lianne Jillian Trigiani, Daryan Chitsaz, Vladimir V. Rymar, Abbas F. Sadikot, Edward S. Ruthazer, Édith Hamel, Timothy E. Kennedy
This study shows that netrin-1 expressed by neurons in the adult brain is critical for spatial memory formation, as its deletion impairs memory without affecting anxiety or grooming behavior.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2018Neuroscience