Study identifies protein which improves synaptic plasticity in animal models

There are a bunch of people that are going to hear about this, get excited, and then test it on themselves. Well, there would be a lot more if it was a simple chemical and not a protein, but still, it's the kind of thing that grad students might share with their friends.

And it can and will be a crazy thing to do when they take it. But the point I'd like to make is that whatever they experience won't be added back to the sum of human knowledge, because their self-administration will be illegal or un-condoned.

I wish there was a way for informed volunteers to consent to legitimate studies about this, because it's like an untapped resource to waste the courage of the nootropic fanatics who are going to do experiments on themselves.

The testing was done on mice and the number measurements are limited.

It is probably safe to say, this research has a long way to go before it is safe to claim we can return an adult human brain to the "child-like" state.

There are other ways to initiate plasticity in the brain, aside from chemical. Heavy weight resistant exercise is one of those that are greatly overlooked. There are also nootropic substances on the market that can help with memory formation and increased synaptic activity, which can be grouped into neuroplasticity.

Check out this talk by Max Cynader on "Enhancing the plasticity of the brain" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chr3rQ6Vpcw#t=417

Does anyone know anything about the publication, Neomatica?

Terrible title. Should be something like "Study identifies protein which improves synaptic plasticity in animal models"