Related Experiment Video
Updated: Mar 3, 2026

Simultaneous Monitoring of Wireless Electrophysiology and Memory Behavioral Test as a Tool to Study Hippocampal Neurogenesis
Published on: August 20, 2020
Memory and neurogenesis in aging and Alzheimer's disease
Jesus Avila1, Ricardo Insausti, Joaquin Del Rio
1Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Spanish Network of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
A possible link between a deficient neurogenesis at the dentate gyrus, and the loss of memory found in Alzheimer's disease patients is discussed. First is indicated that Alzheimer disease is a memory disorder. Since adult neurogenesis at the dentate gyrus plays a role in declarative memory, a brief comment on the structure and function of dentate gyrus has been included. At molecular level, we have discussed the function of the enzyme GSK3 on the development of neurogenesis at the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus. Finally, we have indicated that in Alzheimer disease there is an increase in GSK3 activity. This increase could impair the neurogenesis process and it could result in the memory deficit found in Alzheimer patients.
More Related Videos
07:07Analysis of Learning and Memory Ability in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model using the Morris Water Maze
Published on: October 29, 2019
14:57Preparation of Acute Hippocampal Slices from Rats and Transgenic Mice for the Study of Synaptic Alterations during Aging and Amyloid Pathology
Published on: March 23, 2011
Related Concept Videos
Neurogenesis and Regeneration of Nervous Tissue
Role of Neurotransmitters in Memory
Glutamate and Synaptic Plasticity
Glutamate, the brain's main excitatory neurotransmitter, is...
Alzheimer's Disease: Overview
The clinical diagnosis of AD hinges on the presence of memory and other cognitive impairments. Biomarkers, such as changes in Aβ...
Cognitive Development During Adulthood
Aging
Cellular Clock Theory
The cellular clock theory posits that the human lifespan is closely tied to the finite capacity of cells to divide, a phenomenon governed by telomeres, which are protective caps at the ends of...
Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment