Gene-specific DNA methylation and histone modification are associated with memory formation, as the review reports from Sweatt and colleagues' studies¶

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q2 i? The review attributes to Sweatt and colleagues the demonstration of an association between gene-specific DNA methylation, histone modification and memory formation. → Paul Marshall and Timothy W Bredy 2016

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Paul Marshall and Timothy W Bredy 2016¶

Paul Marshall and Timothy W Bredy. (2016). Cognitive neuroepigenetics: the next evolution in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory? npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/npjscilearn.2016.14

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Narrative review attributing this finding to Sweatt and colleagues, "who showed an associa- tion between gene-speci fic DNA methylation, histone modi fica- tion and memory formation", building on earlier work by Vanyushin linking DNA methylation to active avoidance and food-seeking in rats. The review reports an association; no effect size is printed.

"These pioneering findings were later rediscovered by Sweatt and colleagues, who showed an associa- tion between gene-speci fic DNA methylation, histone modi fica- tion and memory formation."

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