The invention is directed to a method for improving learning and/or memory (e.g., auditory, visual, somatosensory or motor) in adults and children of an age which is beyond the early critical period for learning, said method comprising inhibiting (i) ecto-5′-nucleotidase (Nt5e, aka CD73) or (ii) A1 adenosine receptor (A1R, aka Adora1) expression or function in the brain. The invention is also directed to a method for treating learning and memory defects and neurological diseases associated with an abnormal auditory, visual, or somatosensory perception by inhibiting Nt5e or A1R expression or function in the brain.
本发明涉及一种改善成人和儿童学习和/或记忆(如听觉、视觉、体感或运动)的方法,其年龄超过了学习的早期关键期,所述方法包括抑制(i)外-
5′-核苷酸酶(Nt5e,又名CD73)或(ii)A1
腺苷受体(A1R,又名Adora1)在大脑中的表达或功能。本发明还涉及一种通过抑制大脑中Nt5e或A1R的表达或功能来治疗与听觉、视觉或躯体感觉异常相关的学习和记忆缺陷以及神经系统疾病的方法。