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·July 23, 2018·5 min read

How Experience Changes Basics of Memory Formation

Researchers report animals with previous conditioned experiences form memories using different plasticity mechanisms to naive subjects, even if they are about to learn the same thing.

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·July 13, 2018·3 min read

New Neurons Archive Old Memories

Researchers report neurogenesis underlies the brain's capacity to create and store new memories. Exercise, researchers report, promotes neurogenesis and increases hippocampal capacity.

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·July 5, 2018·5 min read

New Software Designed for Rapid and Automated Identification of Dendritic Spines

Researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that can autonomously and efficiently identify dendritic spines with 90% accuracy.

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·June 22, 2018·5 min read

Broken Shuttle May Interfere with Learning in Brain Disorders

Researchers report the gamma-CaMPII protein plays a critical role in learning and memory. The shuttle protein may be dysfunctional in those with Schizophrenia and autism, hindering learning abilities, researchers report.

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·June 21, 2018·6 min read

Fundamental Rule of Brain Plasticity Discovered

Based on the actions of Arc, when one synapse strengthens, the neighboring synapses weaken, a new study reveals.

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·June 14, 2018·6 min read

Brain Changes Linked to Sleep Needed

A new study sheds light on the biochemistry of sleep need in the brain.

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·June 14, 2018·3 min read

Mapping Memory

A new study sheds light on how our brain stores long term spatial memories. Researchers have identified a specific pattern of neural activity in the retrosplenial cortex when our brains are in the process of storing spatial memories.

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·June 10, 2018·4 min read

Thorny Life of New Born Neurons

A new study reports repeated stimulation enlarges dendritic spines, enabling contact with existing neural networks.

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·June 5, 2018·4 min read

What Effect Does TMS Have on the Brain?

Researchers report transcranial magnetic stimulation predisposes neural connections in the visual cortex for reorganization.

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·May 29, 2018·4 min read

Early Life Seizures Prematurely Wake Up Brain Networks Tied to Autism

A new study reveals a possible mechanism for the relationship between seizures early in life and later diagnosis of ASD.

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·May 23, 2018·5 min read

Memory Molecule Limits Plasticity by Calibrating Calcium

Researchers have identified a novel role the RGS14 protein plays in limiting synaptic plasticity.

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·May 10, 2018·5 min read

Neuroscientists Find First Evidence Animals Can Mentally Replay Past Events

Indiana University researchers provide evidence that rats are able to mentally replay memories of past events. The study reveals the animals' memories were long lasting and resistant to interference from other memories, both of which are hallmarks of episodic memory, researchers say.

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synaptic plasticity

How Experience Changes Basics of Memory Formation

New Neurons Archive Old Memories

New Software Designed for Rapid and Automated Identification of Dendritic Spines

Broken Shuttle May Interfere with Learning in Brain Disorders

Fundamental Rule of Brain Plasticity Discovered

Brain Changes Linked to Sleep Needed

Mapping Memory

Thorny Life of New Born Neurons

What Effect Does TMS Have on the Brain?

Early Life Seizures Prematurely Wake Up Brain Networks Tied to Autism

Memory Molecule Limits Plasticity by Calibrating Calcium

Neuroscientists Find First Evidence Animals Can Mentally Replay Past Events

LLMs and Math Combine to Map Human Decision-Making

Sleep Apnea’s Main Symptom Is Also its Cause

Zero-Computational Path to High-Resolution Robotic Touch

Zebrafish Brain Features Mammalian-Like Sensory Sorting

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