New Ideas Change Your Brain Cells A new study identifies important molecular changes which occur when people learn.
Researchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social Memory CA2, a small region of the hippocampus, is essential for social learning, a new study reports.
Mechanism Behind the Activation of Dormant Memory Cells Discovered Electrical stimulation of the hippocampus activates the same receptor complexes as memory recall and learning, a new study reveals.
A Road Map and Dictionary for the Brain Researchers produce a comprehensive atlas of neuroanatomical and computational centers in the brains of fruit flies.
Most of Us Have Made Best Memories by Age 25 Researchers report by the age of 25, most people have already created their most important memories.
Beautiful but Sad Music Can Help People Feel Better Listening to music considered to be beautiful but sad can help elevate mood when people feel blue, a new study reports.
Study Reveals Workings of Working Memory The brain uses similar circuits involved in planning motion when selecting tasks from working memory, new research reports.
A Circuit for Change Researchers identify a region of the hippocampus which is sensitive to small changes in familiar context.
Why Does the Brain Remember Dreams? Researchers discover more activity in the temporoparietal junction in people who are able to frequently recall their dreams.
Will Virtual Brain Replace Lab Rats? Researchers develop a simulated brain which they hope can be used to test new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.
How Memory and Schizophrenia Are Connected Researchers identify a network of genes that controls fundamental properties of neurons and is important for brain activity, memory and the development of schizophrenia.
What Makes Memories Last Researchers identify a protein which initiates the formation of stable long term memories.
New Evidence That Chronic Stress Predisposes Brain to Mental Illness Researchers show chronic stress generates long term changes in the brain. The finding could explain why people suffering from chronic stress are prone to developing additional mental health problems.
Scientists Discover a New Pathway for Fear Deep Within the Brain Researchers announce the discovery of a new neural circuit which connects the amygdala to the PAG.
H.M.’s Brain Yields New Evidence A postmortem study of H.M's brain, based on histological sectioning and digital 3D construction, gives scientists and insight into the neurological basis for the case that defined modern studies of human memory.
