Public Release: 26-Jan-2018
What are memories made of?
University of Colorado at Boulder
Ask a nonscientist what memories are made of and you'll likely conjure images of childhood birthday parties or wedding days. Charles Hoeffer thinks about proteins.
For five years, the assistant professor of integrative physiology at CU Boulder has been working to better understand a protein called AKT, which is ubiquitous in brain tissue and instrumental in enabling the brain to adapt to new experiences and lay down new memories.
Until now, scientists have known very little about what it does in the brain.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uoca-wam012618.php
