The Memory Molecule

A new study by researchers from the Medical College of Georgia and the Shanghai Institute of Brain Functional Genomics shows that an enzyme called alpha calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (αCaMKII) [this is a type of CaM Kinase] is essential for the formation and retrieval of memories. By briefly altering levels of αCaMKII activity at different stages of the memory process, they were able to prevent the transfer of new memories from short-term to long-term storage and to selectively erase specific memories as they were being recalled.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-power-of-the-memory-molecule

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=experts-short-term-memory-to-long-term

https://my.mcg.edu/portal/page/portal/News/archive/2008/494AA8A8CB7B2366E0440003BAD149FF