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Sometimes, forgetting something is just as important as remembering it. Unimportant memories take up space that could be better utilized to collect newer, more useful information. The details of memory formation are not well understood, although it is expected that synapses (large webs of connected nerve cells) are important for the process. Scientists assume that forgetting involves destroying or changing these synapses, a process that was hypothesized to be done by specialized cells in the