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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607121507.htm) How does oxygen depletion disrupt memory formation in the brain?
Jun 7th 2024, 12:15

When we learn something new, our brain cells (neurons) communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals. If the same group of neurons communicate together often, the connections between them get stronger. This process helps our brains learn and remember things and is known as long-term potentiation or LTP. Another type of LTP occurs when the brain is deprived of oxygen temporarily -- anoxia-induced long-term potentiationor aLTP. aLTP blocks the former process, thereby impairing learning and memory. Therefore, some scientists think that aLTP might be involved in memory problems seen in conditions like stroke.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607121456.htm) Baby baboon brain anatomy predicts which hand they will use to communicate
Jun 7th 2024, 12:14

By studying the brain anatomy of newborn baby baboons, a research group was able to predict what hand they would use to communicate after they had been weaned.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240607121448.htm) What's going on in our brains when we plan?
Jun 7th 2024, 12:14

An international team of scientists has uncovered neural mechanisms used in planning. Its results suggest that an interplay between the brain's prefrontal cortex and hippocampus allows us to imagine future outcomes in order to guide our decisions.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240606152250.htm) First-of-its-kind test can predict dementia up to nine years before diagnosis
Jun 6th 2024, 15:22

Researchers have developed a new method for predicting dementia with over 80% accuracy and up to nine years before a diagnosis. The new method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia than memory tests or measurements of brain shrinkage, two commonly used methods for diagnosing dementia.

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