Scientists decipher the formation of lasting memories |
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 Nov 19 2009, 11:59 PM
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a mechanism that controls the brain's ability to create lasting memories. In experiments on genetically manipulated mice, they were able to switch on and off the animals' ability to form lasting memories by adding a substance to their drinking water. The findings, which are published in the scientific journal PNAS, are of potential significance to the future treatment of Alzheimer's and stroke. "We are constantly being swamped with sensory impression," says Professor Lars Olson, who led the study. "After a while, the brain must decide what's to be stored long term. It's this mechanism for how the connections between nerve fibers are altered so as to store selected memories that we've been able to describe." |
 
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Nov 20 2009, 04:26 AM
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Group: Registered User Joined: 26-February 06 Posts: 2,080 From: Atlanta |
Obligatory question, are there any supps that would be relevant to this?
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Nov 20 2009, 04:51 AM
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Group: Navigator Joined: 11-April 07 Posts: 1,715 From: Earth |
I'm wondering if this could have implications in giving us geographical memory.
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