title: Memories are made of this: the genetic basis of memory.
abstract: Total amnesia is rare, but we face an 'epidemic' of memory loss. At present there are around 18 million people worldwide with Alzheimer's disease, and this figure is predicted to double in the next 25 years. While traditional clinical and experimental studies have elucidated much about the basic processes of memory and learning, modern genetic techniques. Only time will tell whether this knowledge will yield preventive or curative therapy for memory loss.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fletcher
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000647:Amnesia / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001048:Aplysia / Q000502:physiology; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation; D008568:Memory / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout / Q000235:genetics; D008822:Mice, Transgenic / Q000235:genetics; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D012701:Serotonin