RealFeedApp Simultaneous memory of two odors erases only one in worm C. elegans
Researchers from Kyushu University discovered that the peptide NLP-47 triggers a neural circuit that erases the memory of a specific odor while preserving others.
- Field
- the brain and neuroscience
- What they did
- Researchers from Kyushu University discovered that a peptide called NLP-47 triggers active forgetting in the nematode worm C. elegans by sending a signal to the neuron storing the memory of an odor, leading to its erasure.
- Why it matters
- This finding could help understand the mechanisms behind Alzheimer's disease and other memory-loss disorders, as it allows distinguishing how one memory is erased without affecting another.
#memory#forgetting#c. elegans#neural pathway#nlp-47
