Gene mutation enhances cognitive flexibility in mice, NIH study suggests

Sunday, March 29, 2020 - 14:50 in Biology & Nature

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered in mice what they believe is the first known genetic mutation to improve cognitive flexibility–the ability to adapt to changing situations. The gene, KCND2, codes for a protein that regulates potassium channels, which control electrical signals that travel along neurons. The electrical signals stimulate chemical messengers […]

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