Involvement of protein synthesis in the reconsolidation of memory at different time points after formation of conditioned reflex freezing in mice

The aim of the present work was to study the involvement of protein synthesis in the reconsolidation of memory at different periods of time after training. In mice trained in a conditioned reflex freezing model, memory was reactivated by a reminder combined with administration of the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide. The results showed that suppression of protein synthesis on reactivation of memory 3, 6, and 24 h and 14 and 30 days after training impaired acquired conditioned reflex freezing. These data provide evidence that memories retrieved by a reminder require protein-dependent reorganization at both short (3–6 h) and long (14–30 days) periods after training. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatel’nosti imeni I. P. Pavlova, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 274–281, March–April, 2006.