Аннотация:The formation and lifelong maintenance of memory remain one of the central unsolved problemsof neuroscience. Although many experimental models have been developed to study memory, there is cur-rently no paradigm that would make it possible to reliably investigate the memory mechanisms over times-cales comparable to lifespan. In this study, mice were tested for the ability to form highly stable long-termmemory in a contextual fear conditioning paradigm, an adapted model of posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD). with varying intensities of. A one-trial learning model was developed by varying the intensity ofaversive stimulation. Model mice reliably formed long-term associative memories that persisted for at least6 months. The model thus provides a promising tool for investigating the molecular and neuronal networkmechanisms of lifelong memory retention.