APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Higher Tryptophan-Lnaa Ratio Predicts Better Memory Performance in Middle-Aged Adults
- Austin Miller
The University of Texas at Austin - Barbara Prueller-Strasser
Sigmund Freud Private University (MED) Vienna - Janelle Foret
The University of Texas at Austin - Maria Dekhtyar
The University of Texas at Austin - Drew Gourley
The University of Texas at Austin - Dietmar Fuchs
Medical University of Innsbruck - Hirofumi Tanaka
The University of Texas at Austin - Andreana Haley
The University of Texas at Austin
Abstract
In our study, we examine the relationship between the tryptophan:LNAA ratio and verbal memory performance. The results of this study suggest that higher tryptophan:LNAA ratio and serotonin production may be beneficial for memory outcomes in healthy middle-aged adults.
Aging
