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The new technology allows researchers to see how memory and cognition happen in real-time.

 The new technology allows researchers to see how memory and cognition happen in real-time.



"A research team developed SynapShot, a novel technique for real-time observation of synapse formation and alterations. This breakthrough, allowing live monitoring of synaptic changes in neurons, is expected to transform neurological research and enhance understanding of brain functions. Credit: SciTechDaily.com"(ScitechDaily.com, SynapShot Unveiled: Observing the Processes of Memory and Cognition in Real Time)




Figure 1. To observe dynamically changing synapses, dimerization-dependent fluorescent protein (ddFP) was expressed to observe flourescent signals upon synapse formation as ddFP enables fluorescence detection through reversible binding to pre- and postsynaptic terminals. Credit: KAIST Optogenetics & RNA therapeutics Lab (ScitechDaily.com, SynapShot Unveiled: Observing the Processes of Memory and Cognition in Real Time)




"Figure 2. Microscopic photos observed through changes of the flourescence of the synapse sensor (SynapShot) by cultivating the neurons of an experimental rat and expressing the SynapShot. The changes in the synapse that is created when the pre- and post-synaptic terminals come into contact and the synapse that disappears after a certain period of time are measured by the fluorescence of the SynapShot. Credit: KAIST Optogenetics & RNA therapeutics Lab"

The text and images above are from: SynapShot Unveiled: Observing the Processes of Memory and Cognition in Real Time (scitechdaily.com)


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Dimerization-dependent fluorescent proteins (ddFP) protein make the real-life brain hack possible.


The protein called dimerization-dependent fluorescent proteins or ddFP are things that can unveil the synapse actions in real-time. That protein tells how the brain, memory, and cognition act in real time. This kind of thing can connect with AI-controlled systems, and the next-generation mind-reading instrument is ready. The system can cooperate with generative AI.

And that thing makes the system see how cognition and memory work. This kind of information is important when we think about the possibility of creating BCI-controlled applications. Those applications can make it possible to transfer memories between people. In some visions, those systems can also transfer people's memories on the computer screens. But this kind of brain-reading tool can also bring animals' memories to the laptop screen.

The ability to see how memory and cognition work in brains helps the researchers to create cloned neurons, that can have their memories. The memories contain the skills that humans have. Researchers can make the cloned neurons that they can use to fix neural damage. But the problem is this. When a neuron is destroyed all skills and other memories. Stored in it are gone. This means something must put memories into the neuron transplant.

The ability to transfer cloned neurons to fix damaged neural structures is a good idea. However, the neural transplant must involve the same skills and memories stored in destroyed neurons. The ddFP protein is too good candidate for things that the system uses to control that process.

The real fundamental thing is that those sensors can see what animals think. That thing can open new ways to communicate between species.

The new brain scanners open the gate to see, what kinds of dreams animals see, while they dream. The information about the animal's dreams helps us to understand why we sleep lots of time while we are alive. But the knowledge about the animal's thoughts helps us create better conditions for animals, and protect wildlife.


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