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Timothy Tadros, Maxim Bazhenov
Summary: Relational memory is critical for mammalian reasoning. Sleep plays a crucial role in offline processing and improving the ability to make indirect associations.
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(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Andrew B. Lehr, Arvind Kumar, Christian Tetzlaff, Torkel Hafting, Marianne Fyhn, Tristan M. Stober
Summary: CA2 in the hippocampal region is gaining increased attention for its role in social recognition memory, as well as its broader functions in memory processing. Recent research suggests that CA2 may play a fundamental role in hippocampus-dependent memory processing tasks.
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(2021)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Sarah Delcourte, Amel Bouloufa, Renaud Rovera, Cecile Betry, Erika Abrial, Ouria Dkhissi-Benyahya, Christophe Heinrich, Guillaume Marcy, Olivier Raineteau, Nasser Haddjeri, Guillaume Lucas, Adeline Etievant
Summary: This study reveals the significant role of prefrontal cortex astroglia in memory performance and synaptic plasticity.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Kitty Reemst, Heba Shahin, Or David Shahar
Summary: Research on learning and memory formation in the complex brain has been challenging, but zebrafish has emerged as a promising model organism. The use of zebrafish allows for whole brain imaging and a better understanding of molecular mechanisms involved in memory formation. However, there is still a need for new techniques to overcome the complexity of neural networks and limited understanding of molecular networks.
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(2023)
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Neurosciences
Katherine Esterline, Rebecca L. Gomez
Summary: The study found that children aged 3.5-4.5 years old can better retain new object-label associations after napping following learning, while children who do not regularly nap perform similarly in retention tests regardless of napping or staying awake during the delay.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nikita Zernov, Elena Popugaeva
Summary: TRPC6 positively regulates excitatory synapse formation and improves learning and memory. It is involved in various synaptoprotective signaling pathways and has been shown to be beneficial for memory formation and storage.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Elena V. V. Mitroshina, Alexander M. M. Pakhomov, Mikhail I. I. Krivonosov, Roman S. S. Yarkov, Maria S. S. Gavrish, Alexey V. V. Shkirin, Mikhail V. V. Ivanchenko, Maria V. V. Vedunova
Summary: This study investigates the impact of astrocytes on the calcium activity of neuron-astroglia networks in Alzheimer's disease (AD) modeling. The researchers developed an algorithm to analyze the dynamic directed graphs of both astrocytic and neuronal networks, allowing them to identify functional relationships and characterize the spread of calcium signal. The study found that Alzheimer's astrocytes can alter the functional pattern of calcium activity in healthy nerve cells.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Thomas M. Morin, Allen E. Chang, Weida Ma, Joseph T. McGuire, Chantal E. Stern
Summary: Variations in the functional connectivity of large-scale cortical brain networks may explain individual differences in learning ability. Using dynamic network analysis of fMRI data, researchers identified changes in functional brain networks associated with context-dependent rule learning. Successful rule learners showed specific network characteristics, such as reduced flexible switching between different functional communities and decreased centrality of ventral attention regions while increased assortative mixing of cognitive control regions.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
William P. Dempsey, Zhuowei Du, Anna Nadtochiy, Colton D. Smith, Karl Czajkowski, Andrey Andreev, Drew N. Robson, Jennifer M. Li, Serina Applebaum, Thai Truong, Carl Kesselman, Scott E. Fraser, Don B. Arnold
Summary: Defining the structural and functional changes in the nervous system underlying learning and memory is a challenge in neuroscience. This study used microscopy to image synapses in the midlarval zebrafish brain and found changes in synapse numbers during associative memory formation.
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(2022)
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Rehabilitation
Derrick G. Sueki, Kim Dunleavy, Emilio J. Puentedura, Lindsey Heard, Peter Van der Heide, Ming-Shun Cheng
Summary: The study aimed to investigate whether mechanical pressure pain, short-term memory recall of a painful stimulus, or long-term memory of a previous painful lower limb injury would affect isometric muscle strength, and whether there was a difference in responses between participants with and without a previous history of injury. The findings suggest that recalled pain memory can impact motor responses and highlight the role of past injury history in the rehabilitation process.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bettina Reka Laszlo, Erika Kertes, Tamas Ollmann, Laszlo Peczely, Anita Kovacs, Zoltan Karadi, Laszlo Lenard, Kristof Laszlo
Summary: The neurotransmitter and neuromodulator neurotensin (NT) has been found to facilitate spatial learning and memory through the activation of DA D2 receptors in the central nucleus of amygdala (CeA).
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Brittany C. Clawson, Emily J. Pickup, Amy Ensing, Laura Geneseo, James Shaver, John Gonzalez-Amoretti, Meiling Zhao, A. Kane York, Femke Roig Kuhn, Kevin Swift, Jessy D. Martinez, Lijing Wang, Sha Jiang, Sara J. Aton
Summary: Learning-activated engram neurons play a critical role in memory recall but their role in offline memory consolidation is unclear. The authors demonstrate that sleep-associated reactivation of learning-activated sensory neurons is necessary for memory consolidation.
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(2021)
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Benjamin Bessieres, Emmanuel Cruz, Cristina M. Alberini
Summary: The metabolomic profile of the hippocampus significantly changes over developmental ages, with infantile learning leading to downregulation of metabolites related to cellular defenses against oxidative stress. Neuronal glutathione reductase plays a crucial role in infantile memory formation, highlighting the age-specific requirements of the hippocampal antioxidant pathway.
Review
Psychology, Mathematical
Anne L. van Zelst, F. Sayako Earle
Summary: This review discusses the role of memory consolidation in speech-motor learning and how findings from the broader learning and memory consolidation literature can be applied to this area. It explores predictions for the division of labor between conscious and unconscious memory systems in speech-motor learning, as well as the effects of time and sleep on memory consolidation. The discussion highlights methodological challenges and practical importance in advancing empirical work in this field.
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Francisco Vicente-Conesa, Tamara Gimenez-Fernandez, David R. Shanks, Miguel A. Vadillo
Summary: The results of the study suggest that working memory does not affect contextual learning, even under high task demands.
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Saeid Rashidi, Ali Fallah, Farzad Towhidkhah
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Engineering, Biomedical
Mona Farokhzadi, Ali Maleki, Ali Fallah, Farshad Almasganj, Saeid Rashidi
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING-APPLICATIONS BASIS COMMUNICATIONS
(2016)
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Neurosciences
Sara Abbaspour, Ali Fallah, Maria Linden, Hamid Gholamhosseini
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(2016)
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Engineering, Biomedical
Ehsan Tahami, Amir Homayoun Jafari, Ali Fallah
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING-APPLICATIONS BASIS COMMUNICATIONS
(2014)
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Cell Biology
Hossein Hassanpoor, Ali Fallah, Mohsin Raza
CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2014)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Maryam Mehdizadeh Dastjerdi, Ali Fallah, Saeid Rashidi
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(2019)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Maryam Mehdizadeh Dastjerdi, Ali Fallah, Saeid Rashidi
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2018)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Fatemeh Parastesh Karegar, Ali Fallah, Saeid Rashidi
2017 25TH IRANIAN CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ICEE)
(2017)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Mohammadreza Edalati Sharbaf, Ali Fallah, Saeid Rashidi
2017 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION AND IMAGE ANALYSIS (IPRIA)
(2017)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Mohammadreza Edalati Sharbaf, Ali Fallah, Saeid Rashidi
2017 2ND CONFERENCE ON SWARM INTELLIGENCE AND EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION (CSIEC)
(2017)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Fatemeh Parastesh Karegar, Ali Fallah, Saeid Rashidi
2017 2ND CONFERENCE ON SWARM INTELLIGENCE AND EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION (CSIEC)
(2017)
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Sarineh Keshishzadeh, Ali Fallah, Saeid Rashidi
2016 24TH IRANIAN CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ICEE)
(2016)
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Payman Azaripasand, Ali Maleki, Ali Fallah
2015 23RD IRANIAN CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ICEE)
(2015)
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Payman Azaripasand, Ali Maleki, Ali Fallah
2015 22ND IRANIAN CONFERENCE ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (ICBME)
(2015)
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Maryam Mehdizadeh Dastjerdi, Ali Fallah, Saeid Rashidi
2015 22ND IRANIAN CONFERENCE ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (ICBME)
(2015)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Tong Cheng, Zhusheng Chen, Yibin Qin, Xiang Zhu, Hongsheng Chen, Zhongling Xu, Xiaqing Ma
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Sung Eun Lee, Eunjung Park, Ji-yun Kim, HyukHoon Kim
Summary: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a potential therapeutic modality that has been recognized for its favorable mechanisms in various diseases, including sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). HBOT has neuroprotective effects through its anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic effects as well as increased tissue oxygenation capacity. However, there are caveats and limitations in applying HBOT in sepsis.
MEDICAL HYPOTHESES
(2024)