Reversion of age-related recognition memory impairment by iron chelation in rats

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 1052-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Noêmia Martins de Lima ◽  
Caroline Pietá Dias ◽  
Juliana Presti Torres ◽  
Arethuza Dornelles ◽  
Vanessa Athaíde Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Iron Chelation ◽  
Age Related

scholarly journals Network-targeted stimulation engages neurobehavioral hallmarks of age-related memory decline

Neurology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 92 (20) ◽  
pp. e2349-e2354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneesha S. Nilakantan ◽  
M.-Marsel Mesulam ◽  
Sandra Weintraub ◽  
Erica L. Karp ◽  
Stephen VanHaerents ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Cortical Network ◽  
Sham Stimulation ◽  
Network Function ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Within Subjects ◽  
Full Intensity

ObjectiveTo test whether targeting hippocampal-cortical brain networks with high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation in older adults influences behavioral and neural measures characteristic of age-related memory impairment.MethodsFifteen adults aged 64 to 80 years (mean = 72 years) completed a single-blind, sham-controlled experiment. Stimulation targets in parietal cortex were determined based on fMRI connectivity with the hippocampus. Recollection and recognition memory were assessed after 5 consecutive daily sessions of full-intensity stimulation vs low-intensity sham stimulation using a within-subjects crossover design. Neural correlates of recollection and recognition memory formation were obtained via fMRI, measured within the targeted hippocampal-cortical network vs a control frontal-parietal network. These outcomes were measured approximately 24 hours after the final stimulation session.ResultsRecollection was specifically impaired in older adults compared to a young-adult control sample at baseline. Relative to sham, stimulation improved recollection to a greater extent than recognition. Stimulation increased recollection fMRI signals throughout the hippocampal-cortical network, including at the targeted location of the hippocampus. Effects of stimulation on fMRI recollection signals were greater than those for recognition and were greater in the targeted network compared to the control network.ConclusionsAge-related recollection impairments were causally related to hippocampal-cortical network function in older adults. Stimulation selectively modified neural and behavioral hallmarks of age-related memory impairment, indicating effective engagement of memory intervention targets in older adults.

Selective pair recognition memory impairment with no response bias in schizophrenia

2009 ◽  
Vol 169 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Luck ◽  
Alonso Montoya ◽  
Matthew Menear ◽  
Amélie M. Achim ◽  
Samarthji Lal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Response Bias ◽  
Memory Impairment

scholarly journals Microinjection of Reelin into the mPFC prevents MK-801-induced recognition memory impairment in mice

2021 ◽  
pp. 105832
Author(s):  
Masahito Sawahata ◽  
Hiroki Asano ◽  
Taku Nagai ◽  
Norimichi Ito ◽  
Takao Kohno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Mk 801

scholarly journals Selective Loss of Thin Spines in Area 7a of the Primate Intraparietal Sulcus Predicts Age-Related Working Memory Impairment

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (49) ◽  
pp. 10467-10478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Motley ◽  
Yael S. Grossman ◽  
William G.M. Janssen ◽  
Mark G. Baxter ◽  
Peter R. Rapp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Intraparietal Sulcus ◽  
Selective Loss ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Area 7A

scholarly journals A Multivariate Assessment of Age-Related Cognitive Impairment in Octodon degus

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela S. Rivera ◽  
Carolina B. Lindsay ◽  
Carolina A. Oliva ◽  
Francisco Bozinovic ◽  
Nibaldo C. Inestrosa
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Natural Aging ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Barnes Maze ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Dependent

Aging is a progressive functional decline characterized by a gradual deterioration in physiological function and behavior. The most important age-related change in cognitive function is decline in cognitive performance (i.e., the processing or transformation of information to make decisions that includes speed of processing, working memory, and learning). The purpose of this study is to outline the changes in age-related cognitive performance (i.e., short-term recognition memory and long-term learning and memory) in long-lived Octodon degus. The strong similarity between degus and humans in social, metabolic, biochemical, and cognitive aspects makes it a unique animal model for exploring the mechanisms underlying the behavioral and cognitive deficits related to natural aging. In this study, we examined young adult female degus (12- and 24-months-old) and aged female degus (38-, 56-, and 75-months-old) that were exposed to a battery of cognitive-behavioral tests. Multivariate analyses of data from the Social Interaction test or Novel Object/Local Recognition (to measure short-term recognition memory), and the Barnes maze test (to measure long-term learning and memory) revealed a consistent pattern. Young animals formed a separate group of aged degus for both short- and long-term memories. The association between the first component of the principal component analysis (PCA) from short-term memory with the first component of the PCA from long-term memory showed a significant negative correlation. This suggests age-dependent differences in both memories, with the aged degus having higher values of long-term memory ability but poor short-term recognition memory, whereas in the young degus an opposite pattern was found. Approximately 5% of the young and 80% of the aged degus showed an impaired short-term recognition memory; whereas for long-term memory about 32% of the young degus and 57% of the aged degus showed decreased performance on the Barnes maze test. Throughout this study, we outlined age-dependent cognitive performance decline during natural aging in degus. Moreover, we also demonstrated that the use of a multivariate approach let us explore and visualize complex behavioral variables, and identified specific behavioral patterns that allowed us to make powerful conclusions that will facilitate further the study on the biology of aging. In addition, this study could help predict the onset of the aging process based on behavioral performance.

scholarly journals A Long-Term Enriched Environment Ameliorates the Accelerated Age-Related Memory Impairment Induced by Gestational Administration of Lipopolysaccharide: Role of Plastic Mitochondrial Quality Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhan-Qiang Zhuang ◽  
Zhe-Zhe Zhang ◽  
Yue-Ming Zhang ◽  
He-Hua Ge ◽  
Shi-Yu Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning And Memory ◽  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Spatial Learning And Memory ◽  
Mitochondrial Quality Control ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Old Mice ◽  
Lps Treatment

Studies have shown that gestational inflammation accelerates age-related memory impairment in mother mice. An enriched environment (EE) can improve age-related memory impairment, whereas mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in the pathogenesis of brain aging. However, it is unclear whether an EE can counteract the accelerated age-related memory impairment induced by gestational inflammation and whether this process is associated with the disruption of mitochondrial quality control (MQC) processes. In this study, CD-1 mice received daily intraperitoneal injections of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 50 μg/kg) or normal saline (CON group) during gestational days 15–17 and were separated from their offspring at the end of normal lactation. The mothers that received LPS were divided into LPS group and LPS plus EE (LPS-E) treatment groups based on whether the mice were exposed to an EE until the end of the experiment. At 6 and 18 months of age, the Morris water maze test was used to evaluate spatial learning and memory abilities. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot were used to measure the messenber RNA (mRNA) and protein levels of MQC-related genes in the hippocampus, respectively. The results showed that all the aged (18 months old) mice underwent a striking decline in spatial learning and memory performances and decreased mRNA/protein levels related to mitochondrial dynamics (Mfn1/Mfn2, OPA1, and Drp1), biogenesis (PGC-1α), and mitophagy (PINK1/parkin) in the hippocampi compared with the young (6 months old) mice. LPS treatment exacerbated the decline in age-related spatial learning and memory and enhanced the reduction in the mRNA and protein levels of MQC-related genes but increased the levels of PGC-1α in young mice. Exposure to an EE could alleviate the accelerated decline in age-related spatial learning and memory abilities and the accelerated changes in MQC-related mRNA or protein levels resulting from LPS treatment, especially in aged mice. In conclusion, long-term exposure to an EE can counteract the accelerated age-related spatial cognition impairment modulated by MQC in CD-1 mother mice that experience inflammation during pregnancy.

The Antioxidant Resveratrol from Polygonum Cuspidatum Reverses Memory Impairment and Brain Oxidative Stress in SAMP8 Mice

2011 ◽  
Vol 422 ◽  
pp. 470-473
Author(s):  
Gui Shan Liu ◽  
Ze Sheng Zhang ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Wei He
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Learning And Memory ◽  
Open Field ◽  
Field Test ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Open Field Test ◽  
Pharmacological Action ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Brain Oxidative Stress ◽  
Samp8 Mice

Resveratrol (RVT) is a phytoalexin polyphenolic compound found in various plants, including grapes, berries and peanuts. Recently, studies have documented various health benefits of resveratrol including cardiovascular and cancer-chemopreventive properties. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the effects of resveratrol on the learning and memory impairment. The senescence-accelerated mice (SAM) were introgastric gavage administrated resveratrol (25,100mg/(kg•bw)) for 60 days. The learning and memory behavior was assessed using open-field test while the parameters of oxidative stress assessed were malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutases (SOD).The results showed that resveratrol significantly improved the learning and memory ability in open-field test. Further investigation showed that resveratrol restored SOD levels, but decreased MDA level in the mouce brain. These results indicated that the pharmacological action of RVT may offer a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of age-related conditions.

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