sergius - 18-11-2004 at 01:08
which hormone is responsible for improving the memory processes?
Blind Angel - 18-11-2004 at 05:48
some says that the Vasopressin have an effect, i don't think that the full pathway is fully found
(waiting for chemoleo)
chemoleo - 18-11-2004 at 20:54
Oh comon, did it occur to you to do some work for yourself? Google is great, or pubmed better.
Anyway... a lot of hormones (or their decline during aging/disease) cause a DEcrease in memory ability, such as estradiol decline during menopause.
Equally, the hormone imbalance associated with hypothyroidism (where the hormones derive from the thyroid gland) results in memory loss.
High serum concentrations of cortisol may be responsible for stress induced memory loss, too.
Glucocorticoids are others. Other stress hormones have the opposite effect however.
Some boost memory, such as sex hormones (surprise), there is an article on this in Nature.
One that's been considered for commercial use is pregnenolone, which is a hormone that increases the conductance of neurons during ageing. By
restoring lost pregnenolone, learning and short-term memory can be improved dramatically!
There are many nutrients that boost memory too, the most well-known are choline (--> acetylcholine), lecithin and DMAE (dimethylamino ethanol);
whereby the latter is used as a supposed anti-ageing drug.
There's loads more, but maybe you'd like to dig that out yourself (called taking and giving 
)!
[Edited on 19-11-2004 by chemoleo]
sergius - 20-11-2004 at 03:30
drugs that facilitate cholinergic, adrenergic and dopaminergic neurotransmission will also facilitate memory processes....... right.
Sergius