https://www.quantamagazine.org/brain-cells-break-their-dna-to-learn-more-quickly-20210830/
To Learn More Quickly, Brain Cells Break Their DNA
Jordana Cepelewicz
Staff Writer
August 30, 2021
“New work shows that neurons and other brain cells use DNA double-strand breaks, often associated with cancer, neurodegeneration and aging, to quickly express genes related to learning and memory.”