Buck scientists discover a potential way to repair synapses damaged in Alzheimer’s disease
From Buck Institute for Research on Aging 04/02/24 While newly approved drugs for Alzheimer’s show some promise for slowing the memory-robbing disease, the current treatments fall far short of being effective at regaining memory. What is needed are more treatment options targeted to restore memory, said Buck Assistant Professor Tara Tracy, PhD, the senior author […]
How do we learn? Neuroscientists pinpoint how memories are likely to be stored in the brain
From Trinity College Dublin 26/11/23 What is the mechanism that allows our brains to incorporate new information about the world, and form memories? New work by a team of neuroscientists led by Dr. Tomás Ryan from Trinity College Dublin shows that learning occurs through the continuous formation of new connectivity patterns between specific engram cells […]