Tag: memory formation
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Real-Time High-Speed AFM Reveals Brain Enzyme Forms Dodecameric Ring
New window into memory biology: real-time imaging of enzyme assembly Researchers at Kanazawa University’s Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) have achieved a breakthrough in visualizing how a key brain enzyme organizes itself during the memory formation process. Using high-speed atomic force microscopy (AFM), scientists captured real-time images of the enzyme as it self-assembled into a…
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High-Speed AFM Captures Brain Enzyme’s Dodecamer Ring in Real Time
Overview: A breakthrough in visualizing memory biology Researchers from the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University have taken a major step forward in understanding how memory-forming processes unfold at the molecular level. Using high-speed atomic force microscopy (AFM), the team captured real-time images that reveal how a critical brain enzyme assembles into a…
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Improving brain resilience: Rab proteins and future treatments
Understanding the cellular logistics behind memory formation Memory formation is more than a simple spark of thought. It involves synaptic potentiation, where active connections between neurons strengthen through intricate structural changes. These changes require a precise, logistical operation inside the neuron to deliver the right materials to remodel synapses. Recent research shines a light on…
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Rab Proteins and Memory: Rab4/Rab10 in Synaptic Potentiation
Understanding the cellular logistics of memory formation Memory formation hinges on synaptic potentiation, a process where active neural connections strengthen by structural changes that expand their network of communication. This intricate remodeling requires a precisely timed and localized delivery of cellular components to the growing synapse. In this context, a large family of cellular switches…