NEW YORK: A new study expose that memories may not be store up in the brain’s synapses as earlier thought may one day permit for the re-establishment of lost memories.
According to UCLA Newsroom, scientists recently believed memories were stored in the brain’s synapses, which serve as the connection between brain cells. These synapses are destroyed by Alzheimer’s disease, which many attributed to the reason behind memory loss. However, if memories are not stored in the synapses, they would still exist in the brain and could be hypothetically restored. It would not be a quick or easy process, but it would have massive implications for helping people with the disease.
The results were found by studying Aplysia, a type of sea snail, in order to learn about its learning and memory in response to synapse destruction. The study found that, while inhibiting proteins can affect short-term memory, it has very little effect on the long-term. During the test, researchers added serotonin to a Petri dish containing both a sensory and motor neuron. Then, after 24 hours, added more serotonin and then a protein synthesis inhibitor to see its effect on the synapses.
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