This work is helping us piece together how the brain accomplishes learning and memory, and this is important in efforts to develop treatments for memory disorders.

We know there is habit learning and have studied it extensively in animal models, but we don't understand the process as clearly in humans because our declarative memory is so dominant.

We believe it's associated with learning and memory consolidation.

We think that both our genetic rodent model as well as a new learning and memory test we developed may provide valuable tools in the investigation of schizophrenia.

We feel really good, but we still have got a lot of work cut out for us.

Because of all the various people who've come in and out and brought along ideas, I've been on a learning curve throughout all these years. Of course, everyone that's been involved has influenced me as well. And I'm grateful for that.