What is the the physiological process that seems to be responsible for our ability to retain memories for long periods of time?

Long term potentiation

Explanation:

In the past, it was thought that all memory

stored in the cerebral cortex of the brain. We have now learned that long-term memories are stored in multiple regions throughout the nervous system. (In other words, they are not

localized but stored through circuitry).

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