Thursday, 1 September 2016

Making memories stronger and more precise during aging

(Harvard Medical School) Buried deep underneath the folds of the cerebral cortex, neural stem cells in the hippocampus continue to generate new neurons, inciting a struggle between new and old as the new attempts to gain a foothold in memory-forming center of the brain. Harvard researchers have found they can bias competition in favor of newly generated neurons. Results may have implications for PTSD, MCI, and age-related memory loss.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2ctH6RW

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