Bigger Memory Centers (IMAGE)

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences

Bigger Memory Centers

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In studying a gene that drives cell growth, Project ENIGMA scientists found a variant that boosted gene expression levels (shown as colored dots), which also enlarged the brain's memory centers (shaded in green).

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UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging

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