Memory consolidation and NMDA receptors: discrepancy between genetic and pharmacological approaches.

Using third-generation molecular engineering techniques, Shimizu et al . ([1][1]) claimed that inducible targeted deletion of the N -methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) NR1 receptor gene in area CA1 of the hippocampus interferes with memory consolidation for two hippocampus-dependent learning tasks. Although

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