earthling<p>The discovery of ‘ovoid cells’ is transforming our understanding of memory and may pave the way for new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and other neurological conditions.</p><p>These highly specialized neurons activate each time we encounter something new, triggering a process that stores those objects in memory and allowing us to recognize them months—potentially even years—later. </p><p><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-mysterious-new-brain-cells-that-could-change-how-we-treat-alzheimers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/scientists-di</span><span class="invisible">scover-mysterious-new-brain-cells-that-could-change-how-we-treat-alzheimers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neurons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurons</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OvoidCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OvoidCells</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a></p>