A Bright Idea for Improving Spatial Memory

Nina Milosavljevic; Timothy M Brown; Robert J Lucas

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2020.12.020

A Bright Idea for Improving Spatial Memory

Neuron. 2021 Jan 20;109(2):197-199. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.12.020.

Authors

Nina Milosavljevic¹, Timothy M Brown², Robert J Lucas³

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Biological Timing and Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
² Centre for Biological Timing and Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
³ Centre for Biological Timing and Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. Electronic address: robert.lucas@manchester.ac.uk.

PMID: 33476561
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.12.020

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Huang et al. (2021) reveal a new influence of light on memory. They show that in mice, daily exposure to bright light over several weeks produces lasting increases in spatial memory and assign this effect to a circuit originating in the retina and encompassing the ventral lateral geniculate and reuniens nuclei.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Animals
Mice
Midline Thalamic Nuclei*
Neurons
Retina
Spatial Memory*

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