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.”
I have no inside knowledge of a potential stock listing of the popular anti-Whatsapp messaging app, Telegram. But I know this much, judging by most people I talk to, especially crypto investors, if Telegram ever went public, people would gobble it up. I know I would. I’m waiting for it. So is Sergei Sergienko, who claims he owns $800,000 of Telegram’s pre-initial coin offering (ICO) tokens. “If Telegram does a SPAC IPO, there would be demand for this issue. It would probably outstrip the interest we saw during the ICO. Why? Because as of right now Telegram looks like a liberal application that can accept anyone - right after WhatsApp and others have turn on the censorship,” he says.
Telegram Gives Up On Crypto Blockchain Project
Durov said on his Telegram channel today that the two and a half year blockchain and crypto project has been put to sleep. Ironically, after leaving Russia because the government wanted his encryption keys to his social media firm, Durov’s cryptocurrency idea lost steam because of a U.S. court. “The technology we created allowed for an open, free, decentralized exchange of value and ideas. TON had the potential to revolutionize how people store and transfer funds and information,” he wrote on his channel. “Unfortunately, a U.S. court stopped TON from happening.”
