Your Brain Breaks Its Own DNA to Learn — Literally
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To write down a new memory, a neuron deliberately cuts its own DNA. Not metaphorically. Double-strand breaks, at specific spots, on purpose — and the neurons that survive the cut-and-repair cycle are the ones that get recruited into the memory circuit. If learning a new framework ever felt like you…
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- 2026-10-21 00:50 · DEV Community — AI
Your Brain Breaks Its Own DNA to Learn — Literally