Assoc. Prof. Nikolay V. Kukushkin, the main author of the study published in the magazineNature Communications, indicating the ability to learn and form the memory of cells outside the brain has been confirmed through a special experiment.

The authors have copied the learning process over time by studying two types of human cells not in the laboratory, one from the nerve tissue, another type from the kidney tissue.

The cells in the experiment are exposed to different chemical signal samples, like the way brain cells are exposed to neurotransmitters when we learn new information.

To respond, non -brain cells are expected to activate "memory gene", which is the gene that brain cells will activate when they discover a model in information and restructure the ending.Connect to form memories.

To monitor, scientists have created a glowing protein in non -brain cells, which helps to know when the "memory gene" operates or stops working.

The results show that these cells can determine the time when chemical pulses, simulating exactly the outbreak of neurotransmitters in the brain.

This process is also repeated instead of just prolonged, like the nerve cells in the brain can record the time we study with the rest instead of cramming all knowledge once.

"This shows the ability to learn from the repetition not only in brain cells, but in fact, it can be a basic characteristic of all cells" - sheets.Medical Xpressquoted Associate Professor Kukushkin.

According to the authors, this discovery not only opens a new door to understand how the memory is active, but it can also lead to better methods to enhance the ability to study and treat memory problems.Like other diseases.

Associate Professor Kukushkin said that in the future, we will need to treat the body like the brain.

"For example, consider what our pancreatic glands remember about our previous eating habits to maintain a healthy blood sugar level or consider what cancer cells remember about the chemotherapy process." - he explained.