BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250827T152003EDT-7251UHDCHI@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250827T192003Z DESCRIPTION:Title: The MeshCODE theory – does our brain store memories in a binary format?\n\nAbstract: Cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix (EC M)\, mediated by integrins\, is exquisitely sensitive to biochemical\, str uctural\, and mechanical features of the ECM. Talin\, the primary link bet ween integrins and the actin cytoskeleton\, coordinates the binding of a w ide range of cytoskeletal and signaling adaptors in a force-dependent mann er. Our work has defined talin as a major mechanosensitive signalling hub. More recently we have discovered that talin has “molecular memory” and so provides organisms with a way to store data\, through persistent alterati ons in protein conformation. In this talk I discuss the implications of th ese findings and describe a novel role for integrin adhesions in data-stor age leading to a novel theory of how memories are stored in our brain. The MeshCODE theory presented here provides an original concept for the molec ular basis of memory storage. I propose that memory is biochemical in natu re\, written in the form of different protein conformations in each of the trillions of synapses. Based on established biophysical principles\, a me chanical basis for memory would provide a physical location for data stora ge in the brain. Furthermore\, the conversion and storage of sensory and t emporal inputs into a binary format identifies an addressable read/write m emory system supporting the view of the mind as an organic supercomputer. \n\nWeb site : /qls/seminars\n\nSeminar CAMBAM Semina r Series\n En ligne/Web - https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/85428056343\n\n \n DTSTART:20211130T170000Z DTEND:20211130T180000Z SUMMARY:Ben Goult (University of Kent) URL:/mathstat/channels/event/ben-goult-university-kent -335170 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR