Scientists Identify Critical New Protein Complex Involved in Learning and Memory Researchers have identified a protein complex that plays a critical, but previously unknown, role in memory and learning.
Neurons Tune into Different Frequencies for Different Spatial Memory Tasks A new study could provide insight into memory problems seen in neurodegenerative diseases in which gamma waves are disturbed.
Eavesdropping on Brain Cell Chatter Researchers have been able to image changes in calcium levels in astrocytes.
Scientists Explain How Memories Stick Together Researchers create a new model of memory which explains how neurons retain selective memories a few hours after an event takes place.
Limiting a Certain Protein in the Brain Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice Limiting the p25 protein appears to reverse AD symptoms in mice, a new study reports.
Researchers Find Brain Activity That May Mark the Beginning of Memories Tracking the brain activity of a rat as it stops to examine its environment, researchers believe they can mark where memory begins.
Kids’ Earliest Memories Might Be Earlier than They Think The earliest childhood memories may develop earlier than previously thought, a new study suggests.
How the Brain Pays Attention A new study Reveals how the brain focuses attention on faces and other objects.
Memory Accuracy and Strength Can Be Manipulated During Sleep Researchers discover memories of specific odors depend upon the brain's ability to learn, process and recall accurately during slow wave sleep.
New Respect for Primary Visual Cortex Researchers discover the V1 brain region performs complex sequence learning.
Addicts Who Live in the Moment May Benefit Most from Certain Kinds of Treatment People with drug dependencies who are least likely to take the future into account could be the ones who benefit most from certain treatments, a new study reports.
Researchers Pinpoint Neurons Where Select Memories Grow Researchers pinpoint a number of neurons in the brain where certain types of memory occur.
New Clue to Autism Found Inside Brain Cells Problems with memory formation, social interactions and higher level thinking in people with autism may be partially attributed to the activity of receptors in the brain, a new study suggests.
MRI Reveals Genetic Activity Researchers adapt MRI techniques to visualize gene activity in the brain.
