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Josselyn, S.A., Mortezavi, M., Silva, A.J. (2005). CREB: A Cornerstone of Memory Consolidation?. In: Stanton, P.K., Bramham, C., Scharfman, H.E. (eds) Synaptic Plasticity and Transsynaptic Signaling. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25443-9_21

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