An MIT-researcher, studying mice in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, has found that the animals could form new memories and that “forgotten” memories could be retrieved. The researcher used a laser flooding the brain cells with positively charged ions that activate memory functions. There’s a way to go before these findings can be translated into a cure for Alzheimer’s that affects 40 million people worldwide.
Using lasers to awaken ‘lost’ memories points at new cure for Alzheimer’s
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