{"id":5826,"date":"2016-10-10T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T07:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bantuat.org\/?p=5826"},"modified":"2016-10-10T11:48:59","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T10:48:59","slug":"student-news-bulletin-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/student-news-bulletin-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Student News Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This fortnight\u2019s student bulletin is jam packed with fascinating things to read, watch and do so pull up a pew and let\u2019s begin.\u00a0 Read about a way to consolidate memories, watch the latest student webinar or check out Dr. Rhonda Patrick\u2019s episode on fasting for longevity, and finally make a warming autumn soup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Brain Appears to Consolidate Memory During Sleep<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nikolai Axmacher, together with his team, has demonstrated in experiments with mice and rats that the animals reactivate newly acquired information during sleep. Another effect seems to be also relevant; ripple oscillations. \u00a0This term describes a specific type of brain activity: a cluster of nerve cells that send out high-frequency signals for a short period of time. \u00a0Researchers believe that the ripples prepare the nerve cells for the reactivation of information. \u00a0The theory: following a ripple event, a nerve cell is more receptive for storing reactivated information permanently.\u00a0 These findings have been matched in human trials. Axmacher explained, \u201cWe are dealing with a mechanism for learning during\u00a0sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/neurosciencenews.com\/sleep-memory-consolidation-5240\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>September Student Webinar Available<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t fret if you missed September\u2019s student webinar on Neuroprotection by Miguel Toribio-Mateas, as the recording and handout are now available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/members-area\/student-area\/previous-webinars\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fasting-Mimicking Diet &amp; Fasting for Longevity, Cancer &amp; Multiple Sclerosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rhonda Patrick PhD speaks with Valter Longo PhD, a professor of gerontology and biological sciences and director of the longevity institute at the University of Southern California. Dr. Longo has made huge contributions to the field of ageing, including the role of fasting and diet in longevity and healthspan in humans as well as metabolic fasting therapies for the treatment of human diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Watch it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6PyyatqJSE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Autumn Soup: Butternut Squash and Cauliflower<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>750ml \u2013 1L vegetable stock<\/li>\n<li>1 butternut squash, peeled and roughly chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 carrot, peeled and roughly chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic<\/li>\n<li>1 heaped tsp curry powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp cumin and cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp cayenne pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd head cauliflower cut into florets, cooked<\/li>\n<li>3 tsp almond butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Method:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat a little oil in the soup pot, add onion to caramelise.<\/li>\n<li>After 5 minutes added crush garlic cloves, carrot and butternut squash<\/li>\n<li>Once everything has a little colour add stock so it covers the vegetables and spices<\/li>\n<li>Bring to the boil then simmer for 10-15 minutes until all vegetables are soft<\/li>\n<li>Puree and stir in almond butter<\/li>\n<li>Stir in cauliflower florets and heat through<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out BANT September\u2019s Newsletter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/bant\/content\/member\/pdf\/BANTnews\/BANTNEWS_SEP2016_ISSUE_88.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shoesonlineco.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nike air max cheap wholesale<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fortnight\u2019s student bulletin is jam packed with fascinating things to read, watch and do so pull up a pew and let\u2019s begin.\u00a0 Read about a way to consolidate memories, watch the latest student webinar or check out Dr. Rhonda Patrick\u2019s episode on fasting for longevity, and finally make a warming autumn soup. The Brain Appears to Consolidate Memory During Sleep Dr. Nikolai Axmacher, together with his team, has demonstrated in experiments with mice and rats that the animals reactivate newly acquired information during sleep. Another effect seems to be&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-5826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bant-student-network"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5826"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/media\/1613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5826"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/call\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=5826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}