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[Glucocorticoid involvement in memory consolidation].

C Sandi1

  • 1Brain and Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédperale de Lausanne, Lausana, Suiza. carmen.sandi@epfl.ch

Revista De Neurologia
|November 8, 2003
PubMed
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Glucocorticoids, stress hormones, enhance long-term memory consolidation by activating brain receptors. This process involves gene expression and protein synthesis, crucial for learning and memory retrieval.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Context:

  • Glucocorticoids, secreted by the adrenal cortex, readily access the brain.
  • Emerging evidence highlights their role in modulating cognitive functions like learning, memory, and retrieval.
  • The stress response during new task learning, involving glucocorticoid release, is critical for memory consolidation.

Purpose:

  • To review the involvement of glucocorticoids and their receptors in learning and memory processes.
  • To explore the molecular mechanisms underlying glucocorticoid-mediated cognitive effects.
  • To synthesize findings from various animal models investigating these relationships.

Summary:

  • Glucocorticoids facilitate the storage of newly acquired information into long-term memory.
  • They primarily act by activating intracellular glucocorticoid receptors, which modulate gene transcription.

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  • This leads to altered protein synthesis, a requirement for most forms of long-term memory.

    • Impact:

    • Provides insights into the neurobiological basis of memory formation and stress effects on cognition.
    • Highlights the role of gene expression and protein synthesis in glucocorticoid-induced cognitive modulation.
    • Informs potential therapeutic strategies targeting the glucocorticoid system for cognitive enhancement or impairment.