Alzheimer's Society comment on new research into the way memories are recorded
Published 13 March 2009
New research from University College London into the hippocampus.
'This exciting development will boost our understanding of the hippocampus, a key area affected in Alzheimer's disease and the most important part of the brain for memory. Learning more about how the brain works could help us work out which types of nerve cells are lost in Alzheimer's.Professor Clive Ballard
More research is now needed to study how different types of nerve cells are affected in people with Alzheimer's. One million people will develop dementia in the next ten years. We need to start investing in research if we are to defeat this devastating condition.'
Director of Research
Alzheimer's Society
Full Reference:
Demis Hassabis1, Carlton Chu1, Geraint Rees1,2, Nikolaus Weiskopf1, Peter D. Molyneux3, Eleanor A. Maguire1*. Decoding neuronal ensembles in the human hippocampus, Current Biology
