Abstract
Enhanced levels of dietary magnesium improve long-term memory in fruit flies.
Highlights
Related research article Wu Y, Funato Y, Meschi E, Jovanoski K, Miki H, Waddell S. 2020
The possibility that magnesium supplements could boost memory was first suggested in the mid-1980s: elderly rats fed a diet containing elevated magnesium levels fared better in memory tests than their aged controls – their performance even rivaled that of younger animals (Landfield and Morgan, 1984)
Subsequent studies reported that magnesium supplementation was associated with improved short- and long-term memory in both young and aged rats, and even led to enhanced extinction of fear memory (Slutsky et al, 2010; Abumaria et al, 2011)
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Related research article Wu Y, Funato Y, Meschi E, Jovanoski K, Miki H, Waddell S. 2020. Subsequent studies reported that magnesium supplementation was associated with improved short- and long-term memory in both young and aged rats, and even led to enhanced extinction of fear memory (Slutsky et al, 2010; Abumaria et al, 2011). Both groups performed well in memory tests conducted seconds after training, flies receiving the magnesium supplements were better able to perform the memory task 24 hours later, demonstrating that elevated dietary magnesium enhanced long-term olfactory memory performance in the fly (Figure 1).
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