Scientists have created a special tool that allows you to change the level of brain activity and memory without resorting to various drugs or chemicals. The tool is a protein that can be encoded in the animal genome to effectively shut off inhibitory synapses - connections between neurons.
The GFE3 protein can assist in the study of inhibitory synapses in modeling brain function. This information was shared by the author of the study, professor at the University of South Carolina Don Arnold. In his opinion, the protein could allow control of neuronal activity and lead to progress in the study of diseases ranging from schizophrenia to cocaine addiction.
Protein is used in internal processes such as the brain cycle. The protein can be there for a couple of days before being replaced by a subsequent amount. The main purpose of the GFE3 proteins, which hold inhibitory synapses together, is to break them apart.
For a scientific study published in the pages of Nature's Methods Journal, a team of scientists studied the effects of protein on mice and fish. Connoisseurs have discovered that neurons located on both sides of the spine fire off in the GFE3 protein, creating uncoordinated movements.
Drugs can be used to suppress inhibitory synapses in the brain, such as benzodiazapines, which cause anxiety, insomnia, or even seizures. By encoding GFE3 in the genome, scientists can influence and regulate inhibitory synapses in specific cells without affecting other cells that have different functions.