Fishing for Memories
Observing whole-brain activity in live zebrafish, researchers have discovered how information stored as long-term memory in the cerebral cortex is processed to guide behavioral choices.
Brain Rewires Itself After Damage or Injury
When the hippocampus, an area of the brain associated with memory and learning, is damaged, the prefrontal cortex takes over. This demonstration of neuroplasticity could give rise to new treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions associated with damage to the brain.
Grammar Errors? The Brain Detects Them Even When You Are Unaware
Researchers discover people detect and process grammatical errors with no conscious awareness of doing so.
Brain Anatomy of Dyslexia Is Not the Same in Men and Women, Boys and Girls
Researchers discover significant sex-based brain anatomy differences between males and females with dyslexia.
Gone, But Not Forgotten
Researchers describe in detail the underlying neurobiology of the “world’s second most famous amnesiac”, EP, who suffered profound memory loss after damage to key portions of his brain.
Humanoid Robot Helps Train Children with Autism
Vanderbilt researchers develop a humanoid robotic system to help teach autistic children to coordinate their attention with objects and other people in their environment.
Discovery Could Yield Treatment for Cocaine Addicts
Researchers discovered cocaine causes cells within the nucleus accumbens to boost the production of two specific proteins linked to addition and learning. Understanding addiction on a molecular level could lead to future developments for new treatments.
Buphenyl Identified as a Possible Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease
Buphenyl (sodium phenylbutyrate), a medication approved for the treatment of hyperammonemia, could help prevent the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.
Flip of a Single Molecular Switch Makes an Old Brain Young
Monitoring the synapses of living mice, researchers discover an important genetic switch for brain maturation. Mice without the Nogo Receptor 1 gene have persistent levels of juvenile brain plasticity through adulthood.
One Region, Two Functions: Brain Cells’ Multitasking Could be a Key to Understanding Overall Brain Function
The lateral intraparietal area (LIP), a region of the brain known to play a vital role in spatial and visual processing also has a parallel function, categorizing visual information, a new study suggests.
