Cells Outside The Brain Show Signs Of Memory And "Learning" For The First Time
Think learning and memory are all the job of the brain? You might want to think again, if the results of a recent study are to be believed. In a first, scientists at New York University (NYU) uncovered evidence of a type of learning called the massed-space effect in cells from outside the brain, suggesting that it’s not so much about the type of cells, but rather just the fact that they are cells that matters.
“We find that other cells – not just brain cells, but other cells in the body – store patterns of information, and they can detect differences between surprisingly fine patterns,” Kukushkin told IFLScience. “We used kidney cells and neuroblastoma cells, which are neuronal precursors but not neurons, and both of those cells work the same way. So, we believe that it’s not a property of either type of cell – it’s just a generic property of all cells.”
Cells Outside The Brain Show Signs Of Memory And "Learning" For The First Time
Think learning and memory are all the job of the brain? You might want to think again, if the results of a recent study are to be believed. In a first, scientists at New York University (NYU) uncovered evidence of a type of learning called the massed-space effect in cells from outside the brain, suggesting that it’s not so much about the type of cells, but rather just the fact that they are cells that matters.
“We find that other cells – not just brain cells, but other cells in the body – store patterns of information, and they can detect differences between surprisingly fine patterns,” Kukushkin told IFLScience. “We used kidney cells and neuroblastoma cells, which are neuronal precursors but not neurons, and both of those cells work the same way. So, we believe that it’s not a property of either type of cell – it’s just a generic property of all cells.”
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