Crows’ Memories are Made of This NCL neurons allow crows to remember things in the short term, a new study reports.
Shining a Light on Memory Using optogenetics, researchers have been able to inactivate and then reactivate memory in genetically engineered rats.
How Brains Remember and Correct Researchers detect brief bursts of neural activity oscillating in two specific areas of a mouse brain just before the animal makes a correct choice, either when planning an action or correcting a mistake.
Drug Used to Treat MS May Have Beneficial Effects on Memory Fingolimod, a drug widely used to treat multiple sclerosis, has been found to eliminate some adverse or traumatic memories, a new study reports.
‘Sticky Synapses’ Can Impair New Memories by Holding on to Old Ones Researchers discover so-called sticky synapses can impair new learning by excessively hard wiring old memories.
Neuroscience’s Grand Question Researchers create a new theoretical model to understand how cells monitor and self regulate their properties.
Keywords Hold Vocabulary Together in Memory Keywords in our word networks hold together groups of words in our memory, a new study suggests.
Human Learning Altered by Electrical Stimulation of Dopamine Neurons Human reinforcement learning was modified by deep brain stimulation of substantia nigra dopamine containing neurons.
Your Brain on Speed: Walking Doesn’t Impair Thinking and Multitasking Researchers examine how well study participants perform spatial cognitive tasks while walking and standing still.
Better Cognition Seen with Gene Variant Carried by 1 in 5 People Researchers discover a gene already associated with longevity also improves memory and learning. The findings could help develop new treatments for cognitive decline.
Researchers Discover How Key Protein Enhances Memory and Learning Researchers report the protein FABP5, usually associated with diseases such as cancer and psoriasis, enhances cognitive function.
Delving Deep into the Brain Researchers use MRI sensor to map neural activity with molecular precision.
More Study Needed on Interrogation Techniques That Measure Brain Waves Researchers caution on the use of Brain Fingerprinting for criminal investigation.
Researchers Find Neural Signature for Mistake Correction Researchers capture a brain signal underlying memory transfer.
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.
