{"id":5943,"date":"2016-06-24T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/new-protein-can-modify-brain-function-and-memory\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:11:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:11:17","slug":"new-protein-can-modify-brain-function-and-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/new-protein-can-modify-brain-function-and-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"New protein can modify brain function and memory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\n \n A neuron with synapses, left, undergoes a change after the new protein is encoded, center, resulting in the synapses being degraded. The effect of the protein is then reversed. Photo courtesy of Don Arnold.\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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