On: One gene appears to regulate the brain’s ability to form new memories

[Serentiynow]

I wonder if it is possible to make a drug that activates the Npas4 gene. A smart drug that would make you remember better could help old people. People who have great memory might more easily activate the Npas4 gene. Could this be measured?

[ams6110 → Serentiynow]

Ever read Flowers for Algernon?

[jaylevitt → ams6110]

Read it? Hell, I live it every day. I just never know which half of the book it's going to be.

[onemoreact → Serentiynow]

It's vary unlikely that a single gene does more than harm memory creation if missing. If for no other reason than we call several different processes 'memory' even though physically learning a skill is different from memorizing a poem or remembering where your key's are.