August 2019 PMID 31440144

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain.

Magdalena Miranda, Juan Facundo Morici, María Belén Zanoni, Pedro Bekinschtein

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268
Peak: 14 in Mar 2021
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The discussions reflect a shared interest in BDNF's role in memory, with posts emphasizing its regulation and connection to exercise and stress, such as mentions of how exercise boosts BDNF or how stress impacts its levels. The tone combines appreciation for the research’s relevance and calls for further exploration, illustrating both curiosity and recognition of its significance.

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Most discussants acknowledge the significance of BDNF for brain health and memory, showing general support for the article’s findings.

InterestHigh interest

Posts display high curiosity, referencing additional resources, personal relevance, and scientific details, indicating strong engagement with the topic.

EngagementHigh engagement

Many provide explanations about BDNF regulation, links to exercise, stress, and neuroplasticity, demonstrating deep involvement with the material.

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The discussions highlight the potential for BDNF to influence health strategies and neurodegenerative research, suggesting a notable impact on scientific and health communities.

Abstract in brief

  • BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) is crucial for brain plasticity, learning, and memory, with its levels highly regulated and variable in healthy individuals.
  • Changes in BDNF expression are linked to normal aging, psychiatric diseases, and brain structures involved in memory, such as the hippocampus; interventions like exercise and antidepressants can boost BDNF levels.
  • While BDNF may not serve as a reliable biomarker for neurodegenerative or neuropsychiatric diseases due to its dysregulation, it could be useful in indicating or tracking the progression of memory-related symptoms across various conditions.]

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George Dawson
@dawso007 · X

First read about BDNF about 30 years ago in a short lived journal - the rest of the story... Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain https://t.co/N34aINKgSq

Mar 12, 2021 · 23 likes · 7 shares · 7,822 followers View post →
Christoph Burch
@ChristophBurch · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain Miranda M, et al. Front Cell Neurosci. 2019 #openaccess https://t.co/rKEitG7mIa https://t.co/n4wemJIn9u

Aug 27, 2019 · 17 likes · 7 shares · 15,384 followers View post →
Daniel Grimaldes MD
@DrGrimaldesJ · X

@Parsifaler #Immunometabolism Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain https://t.co/kaye1SfEul https://t.co/DLdkVsyUvI

Aug 12, 2021 · 12 likes · 4 shares · 1,015 followers View post →
tim bussey
@Timothy_Bussey · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain. By @TCNLab alumnus @pedrobek and colleagues https://t.co/ung7gAV83m

Aug 10, 2019 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 1,696 followers View post →
Diego Emilia Redolar
@RedolarDiego · X

Frontiers | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain | Cellular Neuroscience https://t.co/sEjJBQQm27

Mar 31, 2021 · 5 likes · 1 share · 2,204 followers View post →
Begoña Sanz
@atxikimenduz · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain @FrontMedicine #BDNF https://t.co/xfZOagMRbC

Mar 24, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 604 followers View post →

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José Pinto ✝️ Cristão Novo
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@Yachi15300066 @mnvrsngh @RosiBraidotti @MarcKissel @ChrisStringer65 @jayvanbavel The expression of BDNF is regulated during transcription and translation, and also by post-translational modifications. The presence of a complex multi-level regulation demonstrates the importance and diversity of BDNF functions. https://t.co/bp1MdsTwCJ

Sep 16, 2024 · 19 followers View post →
Kozmic
@Grimeiro · X

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Aug 1, 2024 · 188 followers View post →
Truemed
@TrueMedPayments · X

If you want to learn more, here's the Frontiers Article screenshotted above. @foundmyfitness is a great resource for learning more about BDNF. https://t.co/2tGQoB7dGm

Feb 21, 2024 · 2 likes · 13,666 followers View post →
Mario Zimmer PT
@MPT26_ · X

Frontiers | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain https://t.co/cNO5rz3dmE

Feb 17, 2024 · 584 followers View post →
Snuffy McGruff
@lllaszlo78 · X

@RogerSeheult Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new and relevant. Sincere thank you for your work : ) https://t.co/0ZqEa4EnFa

Nov 4, 2023 · 1 like · 202 followers View post →
Dr Alex Young ⚡️
@AlexanderFYoung · X

1. Not exercising Not exercising on a regular basis is a recipe for brain atrophy. Exercise improves memory by increasing brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). This helps you form new synapses and improves learning & memory. https://t.co/82mGePzUe0

Apr 4, 2023 · 1 like · 12,161 followers View post →
Hunter Weiss
@Hunter_Weiss · X

if interested in more, there's some good info in here - https://t.co/rch1Yo6FWv

Mar 29, 2023 · 1 like · 23,657 followers View post →
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast, BC
@SCZoomers · X

Different thinking about the cause and progress of Alzheimer's @normanswan @AlbertoEspay https://t.co/O8ZYiflQln https://t.co/ijzjJ9RE8w https://t.co/AosQrGluop #Alzheimers #Amyloid #Protein #BrainDerivedNeurotrophicFactor #BDNF https://t.co/0iUXkrH0Yk

Oct 17, 2022 · 1 like · 317 followers View post →
Håvard Ellefsen
@hellefsen · X

@GauteNilsen @YouTube APOE-ε4 og Kolin er en viktig nøkkel. https://t.co/eDGnNaXVCu https://t.co/k7jgPlePId https://t.co/N6YndAyRz6 https://t.co/aghSaGrZkS https://t.co/8vAsznIZsl https://t.co/2UEs4Kj8Dh

Oct 3, 2022 · 376 followers View post →
Birgitta
@NeherBirgitta · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain https://t.co/77WcS4S3xL https://t.co/cxnuzTJoXW

Aug 9, 2022 · 1 like · 1,164 followers View post →
Cary Nelson
@CaryNelson20 · X

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Jul 3, 2022 · 1,229 followers View post →
Strive
@Strive4MoreWell · X

This is a 2 parter (second part tomorrow). Today is an intro for brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF. I needed this to understand the study for tomorrow, so maybe you do too. #striving4morewellness #brain https://t.co/dnNq7rx9MS

Jun 6, 2022 · 99 followers View post →
Roger Hilfiker
@RogerHilfiker · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain https://t.co/AxZrpOUGLU

May 26, 2022 · 1,617 followers View post →
Ahmet Deniz
@AhmetDe14783741 · X

RT @DrKristieLeong: @AhmetDe14783741 Exercise stimulates the eelease of BDNF: https://t.co/d8eh2TZiGR

Apr 17, 2022 · 1 share · 147 followers View post →
Kristie Leong M.D.
@DrKristieLeong · X

@AhmetDe14783741 Exercise stimulates the eelease of BDNF: https://t.co/d8eh2TZiGR

Apr 16, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 59,800 followers View post →
Dr L Boominathan PhD
@DrLBoominathan · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain https://t.co/dfc01un881 To gain mechanistic insights into learning, memory, cognition: https://t.co/OTTxe7H7fg https://t.co/ckColHGINC https://t.co/WWq8W5INIO+ https://t.co/42FD5coyw0

Jan 23, 2022 · 886 followers View post →
Lisa's Mind-Brain-Body-World
@BrainBodyWorld · X

If you're in the #mood for a little scholarly reading on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), this article by Miranda and colleagues (2019) is open and not behind a paywall. Yippee! #neuroscience #BDNF https://t.co/ix6rwWYcYH

Dec 7, 2021 · 47 followers View post →
moby dickgirl
@epistemophagy · X

@moneymaun1 And BDNF loss is caused by stress, is relieved when stress goes away, and the stress of being a trans person in a transphobic world doesn't go away, so you're really not telling anyone anything they didn't know here https://t.co/5Yd6iSgS1I

Sep 10, 2021 · 10,750 followers View post →
Fitness Therapy: Neuroscience Professional Learner
@LaCourCouture · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain https://t.co/fE05kjSIpm

Aug 31, 2021 · 445 followers View post →
Fitness Therapy: Neuroscience Professional Learner
@LaCourCouture · X

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Aug 31, 2021 · 445 followers View post →
Fitness Therapy: Neuroscience Professional Learner
@LaCourCouture · X

Interesting find of the day #2: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) an integral element in plasticity and memory in both healthy and disease prone brains (Miranda et al., 2019). https://t.co/fE05kjSIpm

Aug 31, 2021 · 445 followers View post →
Paul Saq
@Taeyoungxsosa · X

RT @GrimaldesJ: @Parsifaler #Immunometabolism Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathologi…

Aug 12, 2021 · 4 shares · 30 followers View post →
Simba
@Simbaosho · X

RT @GrimaldesJ: @Parsifaler #Immunometabolism Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathologi…

Aug 12, 2021 · 4 shares · 180 followers View post →
Everything's going to be fine
@Everythingsgoi2 · X

RT @GrimaldesJ: @Parsifaler #Immunometabolism Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathologi…

Aug 12, 2021 · 4 shares · 220 followers View post →
Walter M Chesnut
@Parsifaler · X

RT @GrimaldesJ: @Parsifaler #Immunometabolism Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathologi…

Aug 12, 2021 · 4 shares · 87,722 followers View post →
Daniel Grimaldes MD
@DrGrimaldesJ · X

@Parsifaler #Immunometabolism Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain https://t.co/kaye1SfEul https://t.co/DLdkVsyUvI

Aug 12, 2021 · 12 likes · 4 shares · 1,015 followers View post →
Ravi Ratna
@medical91 · X

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Aug 9, 2021 · 38,856 followers View post →
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MSV So Much For Sobriety
@anti_nihilist · X

@GlitchesRoux why stop at hormones? many monoamine receptors can be gradually upregulated or downregulated over time in the brain. and there's the various neurotrophic factors. not just BDNF https://t.co/f9rXcShGv5 but also CDNF, GDNF, MANF https://t.co/lImjx2blxF

Aug 2, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 281 followers View post →
Dr.S.Harsha Vardhan
@harshambbs2012 · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule For Memory In The Healthy & The Pathological Brain https://t.co/t9uKzRLv4d

Apr 24, 2021 · 62 followers View post →
Dragan Marinkovic
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Apr 2, 2021 · 87 followers View post →
Bee
@B1229379521 · X

RT @RedolarDiego: Frontiers | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain | Cell…

Mar 31, 2021 · 1 share · 81 followers View post →
Diego Emilia Redolar
@RedolarDiego · X

Frontiers | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain | Cellular Neuroscience https://t.co/sEjJBQQm27

Mar 31, 2021 · 5 likes · 1 share · 2,204 followers View post →
SidK
@if90_fit · X

Intermittent Fasting enhances BDNF levels. https://t.co/RL2Lh1nBNe

Mar 27, 2021 · 592 followers View post →
Andres Felipe
@Anferupu · X

RT @atxikimenduz: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain @FrontMedicine #…

Mar 25, 2021 · 1 share · 51 followers View post →
Begoña Sanz
@atxikimenduz · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain @FrontMedicine #BDNF https://t.co/xfZOagMRbC

Mar 24, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 604 followers View post →
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Mar 23, 2021 · 1 share · 9,050 followers View post →
Mitominder
@Mitominder · X

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Mar 23, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,257 followers View post →
Marilyn Gavranovic
@marilyngavrano1 · X

RT @dawso007: First read about BDNF about 30 years ago in a short lived journal - the rest of the story... Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Fact…

Mar 14, 2021 · 7 shares · 830 followers View post →
John Peters
@johnthejack · X

RT @dawso007: First read about BDNF about 30 years ago in a short lived journal - the rest of the story... Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Fact…

Mar 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 4,908 followers View post →
Doctor_David
@Doctor_David · X

RT @dawso007: First read about BDNF about 30 years ago in a short lived journal - the rest of the story... Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Fact…

Mar 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 2,689 followers View post →
Jaqueline Nava-Gómez ♪
@Jaquelinesdi25 · X

RT @dawso007: First read about BDNF about 30 years ago in a short lived journal - the rest of the story... Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Fact…

Mar 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 890 followers View post →
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@DrAripiprazol · X

RT @dawso007: First read about BDNF about 30 years ago in a short lived journal - the rest of the story... Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Fact…

Mar 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 2,110 followers View post →
Jesus Ramirez-Bermudez
@JRBneuropsiq · X

RT @dawso007: First read about BDNF about 30 years ago in a short lived journal - the rest of the story... Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Fact…

Mar 13, 2021 · 7 shares · 31,336 followers View post →
George Dawson
@dawso007 · X

First read about BDNF about 30 years ago in a short lived journal - the rest of the story... Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain https://t.co/N34aINKgSq

Mar 12, 2021 · 23 likes · 7 shares · 7,822 followers View post →
Agingdoc
@agingdoc1 · X

@foundmyfitness Which is great news- but if the thought of dancing stresses you out (though periodic acute challenge is a good for neuroplasticity!), exercise alone is a/w a rise in BDNF, other mediators & performance: https://t.co/YFG9wbygvF Excellent BDNF review here: https://t.co/43R8XACC1a)

Jul 26, 2020 · 1 like · 42,029 followers View post →
Mosiah Araújo Silva
@MosiahAraujo · X

RT @ChristophBurch: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain Miranda M, et a…

Sep 8, 2019 · 7 shares · 69 followers View post →
Susana De León
@SusanaDeLeonMD · X

RT @ChristophBurch: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain Miranda M, et a…

Sep 1, 2019 · 7 shares · 17,973 followers View post →
Alexandre Langis
@AlexandreLangis · X

RT @ChristophBurch: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain Miranda M, et a…

Aug 28, 2019 · 7 shares · 89 followers View post →
Amarins Wijma-Wester
@amarinswijma · X

RT @ChristophBurch: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain Miranda M, et a…

Aug 28, 2019 · 7 shares · 713 followers View post →
AMP
@AMP_Physio · X

RT @ChristophBurch: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain Miranda M, et a…

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Christoph Burch
@ChristophBurch · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain Miranda M, et al. Front Cell Neurosci. 2019 #openaccess https://t.co/rKEitG7mIa https://t.co/n4wemJIn9u

Aug 27, 2019 · 17 likes · 7 shares · 15,384 followers View post →
TCNLab
@TCNLab · X

RT @Timothy_Bussey: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain. By @TCNLab alum…

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@DrDinaGohar · X

RT @Timothy_Bussey: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain. By @TCNLab alum…

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Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
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RT @Timothy_Bussey: Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain. By @TCNLab alum…

Aug 11, 2019 · 3 shares · 2,688 followers View post →
tim bussey
@Timothy_Bussey · X

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain. By @TCNLab alumnus @pedrobek and colleagues https://t.co/ung7gAV83m

Aug 10, 2019 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 1,696 followers View post →