Prolonged rote learning produces delayed memory facilitation and metabolic changes in the hippocampus of the ageing human brain

Abstract Background Repeated rehearsal is one method by which verbal material may be transferred from short- to long-term memory.We hypothesised that extended engagement of memory structures through prolonged rehearsal would result in enhanced efficacy of recall and also of brain structures implicated in new learning.Twenty-four normal participants

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Placement of Triblidiaceae in Rhytismatales and comments on unique ascospore morphologies in Leotiomycetes (Fungi, Ascomycota)

Triblidiaceae is a family of Inline - Wheels Street uncommonly encountered, non-lichenized discomycetes.A recent classification circumscribed the family to include Triblidium (4 spp.and 1 subsp.), Huangshania (2 spp.) and Pseudographis (2 spp.and 1 var.).The apothecia of these fungi are persistent and drought-tolerant; they possess stromatic, highl

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Crosslinking substrate regulates frictional properties of tissue-engineered cartilage and chondrocyte response to loading

Abstract Hydrogels are frequently used in regenerative medicine due to their hydrated, tissue-compatible nature, and tuneable mechanics.While many strategies enable bulk mechanical modulation, little attention is given to tuning surface tribology, and its impact on cellular behavior under mechanical stimuli.Here, we demonstrate that photocrosslinki

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