Oxford study finds brain histamine boosts memory accuracy by 10%
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Michael Le Page
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A small study from the University of Oxford suggests that boosting histamine levels in the brain can improve memory accuracy by about 10%. While histamine is known for triggering allergic immune responses in the body, it appears to play a different role in the brain, potentially by modulating 'novelty-linked arousal' — how alert we feel when encountering new things. The research points to a possible cognitive benefit of histamine that contrasts with its well-known allergy-causing effects.
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· 2 pulledWe think it's changing something called novelty-linked arousal
So, how alert we feel when we see new things in the environment.
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