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·December 14, 2021·4 min read

Learning and Protecting Itself: How the Brain Adapts

Blocking matrix metalloproteinases MMP2 and MMP9 can have the opposite effect on neuroplasticity depending on whether the brain is healthy or injured.

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·November 29, 2021·6 min read

Study Reveals a Protein’s Key Contribution to Heterogeneity of Neurons

Just one protein situated on the synapse can profoundly alter how some neurons communicate and implement plasticity.

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·November 16, 2021·4 min read

Neuroimmune Interactions and Brain Plasticity

Researchers examine how neuroimmune interactions promote brain plasticity and shed new light on how neuroimmune activity may have implications for a range of disorders, including neurological changes experienced by COVID-19 survivors.

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·November 13, 2021·3 min read

A New Neural-Optic System Can Manipulate Memories

A new neuro-optics technique can manipulate memory consolidation in mouse models by hindering long-term potentiation. Researchers say eliminating local LTP in the hippocampus erased memories. The method could be used to isolate memory formation at the cellular level.

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·August 13, 2021·4 min read

How a Specific Synapse Type Regulates Anxiety-Like Behavior

Study identifies the role a specific protein plays in regulating the development of inhibitory synapses in the hippocampus in the context of anxiety-related behaviors.

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·July 28, 2021·3 min read

Discovery Points to Ketamine’s Long-Term Antidepressant Effects

The MeCP2 gene influences ketamine's behavioral effect and strengthens synapses, leading to an improvement in the drug's antidepressant effect over time.

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·July 22, 2021·5 min read

Age-Related Memory Loss Reversed In Mice

Reconstituting the amount of chondroitin 6-sulphate to perineuronal nets completely restored memory and brain plasticity in aging mice to a similar level as seen in younger animals, a new study reports. The findings could lead to new therapies to restore age-related memory loss in older humans.

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·July 13, 2021·4 min read

Long-Term Memory Setup Requires a Reliable Delivery Crew

Research shows the role the molecular hauler KIF5C plays in long-term memory and synaptic plasticity.

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·July 12, 2021·3 min read

How Learning Braille Changes Brain Structure Over Time

A study of people learning to read braille reveals how white matter reorganizes itself across different brain regions and timeframes to meet the brain's needs.

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·June 28, 2021·5 min read

Virtual Reality Boosts Brain Rhythms Crucial For Neuroplasticity, Learning and Memory

Immersive virtual reality enhances theta and eta waves in the hippocampus, improving memory, learning and neuroplasticity.

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·May 24, 2021·5 min read

Specialized Inhibitory Cluster Gates Plasticity in Fear Learning

The apical intercalated cell cluster (apITC), a specialized portion of inhibitory circuitry in the amygdala, has rich connectivity and plays a unique role in modulating synaptic plasticity.

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·May 19, 2021·5 min read

New Study Identifies Plasticity Disparities Between Patients With Brain Malformation

Patients with Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis (CCD), a genetic condition marked by incomplete development of the connecting structures between the brain hemispheres, have distinct reconfiguration of their neural connections, researchers report.