According to an article published in Medical News Today, biologists at the University of Utah have discovered that certain genes and proteins help to improve individuals' memory and have a large impact on remembering, forgetting and learning, but they may also cause an addiction. These genes and proteins were first found to promote embryonic growth and development.I found this finding helpful because if memory could be effectively improved, learning would be much easier. And we could learn more things within a shorter period of time if we are able to remember what we learn faster and longer than we do, learning would have much more fun.
If learning and remembering was substantially easier, Guy's class would be a walk in the park. It would change the world drastically and potentially make the idea and process of school very different than it is today.
ReplyDeleteI honestly have an issue of forgetting things easily...thats why i would write it all down or have alarms on my phone to remind me...but if there are genes that can actually help remember and make the learning process easy then i would definitely would want those genes and if i do have them (as the article suggests the "Wnt" genes) i would like to know how to make them stronger i guess? However, also these genes do have a side affect of getting "addicted" easily it is a win and lose situation.
ReplyDeleteThough these are potentially great beneficial effects of these proteins, it is important to not overlook the negative effects of a potentially addictive personality. That being said, it may be great to promote healthy addictions, for example being addicted to learning or school!
ReplyDeleteI believe there are many factors that go into one's memory, more than just a genetic component, but if this new found protein can improve memory it would be a great contribution to scholars around the world.
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