How we learn in chunks – and what it means for the brain
In some research conducted with his colleagues at the University of California San Diego, IBEC senior researcher Jordi Fonollosa has shed some light on the mechanisms behind how we memorize sequences – as well as how failures in these mechanisms can provide insight into neurological disorders.
Previous behavioral experiments suggest that humans and some animals learn and recall sequences in smaller segments.
Investigadors de l’Hospital Clínic, l’IDIBAPS, l’Hospital Sant Joan de Déu i l’Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), han participat en un estudi liderat per científics de Salk Institute a La Jolla (Califòrnia) en què han utilitzat “tisores” moleculars per eliminar mutacions mitocondrials en òvuls de ratolí.