wedrifid comments on A gene for bad memory? (Link) - Less Wrong

4 Post author: RichardKennaway 15 February 2011 03:27PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 15 February 2011 08:27:41PM *  5 points [-]

Thanks for the links - good stuff!

They haven't found any deficit in the mice with RGS14 knocked out.

Do they have good rodent models for post traumatic stress, general resilience to life stressors and vulnerability to social influence by rivals?

Comment author: gwern 16 February 2011 08:22:37PM *  0 points [-]

I would be more interested in the metabolic consequences of good memory. (More fatty acid use?) That's the usual downside to intelligence interventions per Algernon's principle.