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Cutting-edge RNA technologies to advance the understanding of learning and memory

Year: 2025

Type: review

Abstract: Following the recent emergence of RNA as a therapeutic tool, and coupled with an explosion in the development of new RNA technologies, it is rapidly becoming clear that the 21st century is the era of RNA. Neuroscience as a discipline has a long history of embracing new technology to advance the understanding of brain function, particularly in the context of learning and memory. In this short review, we highlight four broad categories of emerging RNA technologies, namely: imaging, isolation, identification and manipulation, and discuss their potential to advance the fundamental understanding of how RNA impacts experience-dependent plasticity, learning, and memory.

Source: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2025.108050

Authors: Joshua William Ashley Davies, Timothy William Bredy, Paul Robert Marshall

Institutions: Australian National University, The University of Queensland

Language: English

Topic: Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,000

Funders: National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, National Health and Medical Research Council