结果发现,只携带一个基因变体副本的受试者的右脑背外侧前额叶皮层的区域面积较大,而这片区域最容易随年龄增长发生萎缩。
Loss of neurons in this area may be one reason why older people are sometimes easily distracted and find it difficult to multitask.
该片区域内的神经元数量减少可能是造成老年人容易分心、难以应付多项任务的原因之一。
The results appear in the journal Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.
该项研究结果发表在《临床和转化神经病学年鉴》上。
A previous study, funded by the U.S.-based National Institutes of Health, found the protein boosts brain skills such as thinking, learning and memory.
在之前一项由美国国立卫生研究院出资赞助的一项研究中发现KL-VS有助于提高思考、学习、记忆等大脑功能。
It is believed it could increase the strength of connections between nerve cells in the brain.
另外它还能够增强大脑中神经元之间的联系。
'Our results suggest klotho may increase the brain's capacity to perform everyday intellectual tasks,' said coauthor Lennart Mucke, professor of neuroscience at the University of California San Francisco.
“我们的研究结果表明klotho可能会提高大脑完成日常智力任务的能力。”加利福尼亚旧金山大学的神经科学教授莱纳特·马奇说。
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