Newly found molecule limits learning - Removing it enables better memory recall and mental function

11/17/2014 - 00:00

By Chuck Bednar -

Experts from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have identified a molecule in the brain that effectively serves as a limiter for the amount of information a person is capable of retaining, and found that removing it could improve our mental function and memory recall.

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Ref:  FXR1P Limits Long-Term Memory, Long-Lasting Synaptic Potentiation, and De Novo GluA2 Translation |
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2014.10.028