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Insulin signaling and dietary restriction differentially influence the decline of learning and memory with age.
PLoS biology - 18 May 2010
Kauffman Amanda L, Ashraf Jasmine M, Corces-Zimmerman M Ryan, Landis Jessica N, Murphy Coleen T
Abstract excerpt
Of all the age-related declines, memory loss is one of the most devastating. While conditions that increase longevity have been identified, the effects of these longevity-promoting factors on learning and memory are unknown. Here we show that the C. elegans Insulin/IGF-1 receptor mutant daf-2 improves memory performance early in adulthood and maintains learning ability better with age but, surprisingly,...
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