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Insular cortex is involved in consolidation of object recognition memory.

Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-3800, USA.
Learning &amp Memory (impact factor: 4.22). 12(5):447-9. DOI:10.1101/lm.97605 pp.447-9
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