What Does the Real Research Say?

1. Light and Memory in Fruit Flies Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University found that fruit flies (Drosophila) could lose long-term, trauma-associated memories when kept in the dark. This works because the absence of light suppressed a protein (Pdf), disrupting another memory-related protein (CREB). But this research is limited strictly to insects—and far from clinical application in… Read More What Does the Real Research Say?