The sequencing of the Iberian ribbed newt salamander is the first time that an entire newt genome has been sequenced, an achievement that can give rise to new discoveries on the amphibian's ability to
recreate brain neurons as well as entire body parts.
«When you move the game controller in exactly the right way to earn that high score, your
brain remembers how it executed that action — which
neurons get switched on, and in what pattern — so your
brain can
recreate that same move the next time you play,» said Dr. Costa, who also a professor of neuroscience and neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.