How Memory Is Disrupted in Those With Disease Linked to Learning Disabilities
How memory is disrupted in those with disease linked to learning disabilities
Imagine if your brain lost its working memory — the ability to hold and manipulate information in your mind’s eye. That’s the plight faced by millions of people with neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1. Now a UCLA research team has uncovered new clues about how NF1 disrupts working memory. Their findings suggest a potential drug target for correcting NF1-related learning disabilities.
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How memory is disrupted in people with disease linked to learning disabilities
By uncovering how a genetic condition, called neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1, disrupts working memory, researchers at UCLA have suggested a potential drug target for correcting learning disabilities linked with the disease.
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GABA disrupts working memory in NF1 patients
Imagine if your brain lost its working memory – the ability to hold and manipulate information in your mind’s eye. That’s the plight faced by millions of people with neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1. The genetic condition affects one in 3,500 people and is the most common cause of learning disabilities.Now a UCLA research team has uncovered new clues about how NF1 disrupts working memory …
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