Sandrine Thuret: You can grow new brain cells. Here's how
Sandrine Thuret: Przepis jak stworzyć nowe komórki mózgowe
Sandrine Thuret studies the way adult brains create new nerve cells in the hippocampus -- a brain area involved in memory and mood. Full bio
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tworzyć nowe komórki nerwowe?
about that question,
to one of my colleagues, Robert,
they are cured of their cancer
że zostali wyleczeni z raka,
that makes sense.
that stops the cancer cells multiplying
namnażaniu komórek rakowych,
being generated in their brain."
i powiedział:
like I was crazy and said,
"Well actually, we do."
że jednak tak.
that we call neurogenesis.
he was not taught what we know now --
nie poznał tego, co teraz wiemy:
can generate new nerve cells.
being the good doctor that he is,
a little bit better.
parts of the brain
in the center of the brain.
w środkowej części mózgu.
for very long,
memory, mood and emotion.
nastrój i emocje.
have learned more recently
structures of the adult brain
dorosłego człowieka,
in an adult mouse brain.
w mózgu dorosłej myszy.
from the Karolinska Institutet,
z Instytut Karolinska,
700 new neurons per day
700 neuronów
of neurons we have.
we were born with in that structure
z którymi się urodziliśmy,
and what are their functions?
i jakie są ich funkcje?
for learning and memory.
i procesie zapamiętywania.
of the adult brain
związane z pamięcią.
for spatial recognition --
reprezentacji przestrzeni,
your way in the city.
for memory capacity,
w procesie zapamiętywania,
to add time to our memory
very similar memories, like:
every day in the same area,
w tym samym rejonie,
to my colleague Robert
on neurogenesis and depression.
a lower level of neurogenesis.
of these newborn neurons,
the symptoms of depression,
between neurogenesis and depression.
między neurogenezą a depresją.
just block neurogenesis,
of the antidepressant.
również zostaje zablokowana.
were suffering from depression
newborn neurons from being generated.
hamują powstanie neuronów.
to generate new neurons
we have enough evidence
is a target of choice
memory formation or mood,
associated with aging,
związej ze starością,
of behaviors and activities,
they will increase neurogenesis
of these new neurons.
of new neurons in the hippocampus.
the production of new neurons.
leading to sleep deprivation.
will decrease as we get older,
kiedy się starzejemy,
Rusty Gage from the Salk Institute,
Rusty Gage'a z Instytutu Salka,
can have an impact
of the hippocampus of a mouse
are actually newborn neurons-to-be.
of the hippocampus of a mouse
the new neurons-to-be.
reprezentujących neurony.
but that's not all.
ale to nie wszystko.
in the hippocampus.
to have efficacy.
to point a few out to you:
will increase neurogenesis.
zwiększa neurogenezę.
spacing the time between your meals --
niepodjadanie między posiłkami,
in dark chocolate or blueberries,
jak na przykład łosoś,
of these new neurons.
in high saturated fat
on neurogenesis.
will decrease neurogenesis.
zmniejszy neurogenezę.
contained in red wine,
the survival of these new neurons.
"neurogenesis-neutral" drink.
let me point out the last one --
with food textures,
soft diet impairs neurogenesis,
hamuje neurogenezę
mastication -- chewing -- or crunchy food.
wymagającego żucia albo chrupania.
at the cellular level,
to human participants,
the diet modulates memory and mood
as it modulates neurogenesis,
will improve memory capacity,
usprawnia pamięć,
symptoms of depression --
nasila objawy depresji
which increase neurogenesis,
które zwiększają neurogenezę,
the symptoms of depression.
neuronów w hipokampie.
of the new neurons in the hippocampus.
of the food, when you eat it
interested in neurogenesis --
the function of these new neurons,
and their production.
the neurogenesis of Robert's patients.
u pacjentów Roberta.
of your neurogenesis.
za neurogenezę.
Fantastyczne badania, Sandrine.
Fantastic research, Sandrine.
in the running thing.
about aerobic exercise,
energetyczne ćwiczenie?
if it's just the running itself,
że to wyłącznie bieganie,
will increase the production --
koła do biegania w biurze?
a running wheel in my office?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sandrine Thuret - Neural stem cell researcherSandrine Thuret studies the way adult brains create new nerve cells in the hippocampus -- a brain area involved in memory and mood.
Why you should listen
In her lab at King's College London, Sandrine Thuret studies adult neurogenesis -- the process by which adult brains create new nerve cells. (Until the 1990s, we didn't even know they did this!)
Thuret's work focuses on the hippocampus, the area of the brain that is related to memory, and her work asks two big questions: How can we help our healthy brains create new nerve cells throughout our lives, through diet and behavior changes? And how can we study the effects of diseases such as depression and Alzheimer's on our brains' ability to grow?
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