More Than Just Memories: A New Role for the Hippocampus During Learning
A new role for the hippocampus involving pattern separation and conjunctive representation in reinforcement learning is discussed.... Read More...
Arizona State University
Choline Helps Fight Alzheimer’s Across Generations
Researchers report when mice bred to display Alzheimer's like symptoms were given diets high in choline, their offspring showed improvements in spatial memory compared to those exposed to normal levels of choline in the womb. ... Read More...
Hysterectomy Linked to Memory Deficits
A new rat study reveals animals who underwent hysterectomies with their ovaries left in tact experienced memory deficits. Researchers believe the uterus may have functions beyond reproduction.... Read More...
Almost 40 Years After Autism Was Officially Identified, Researchers Look at How Older Adults Are Affected by the Diagnosis
Researchers are studying the brain activity of adults with ASD to better understand the cognitive changes that occur across aging in adulthood.... Read More...
Viral Connection to Alzheimer’s: Herpes Virus Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers provide evidence that certain species of human herpesvirus contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. The study reports high levels of human herpesvirus 6A and 7 were found in brain samples showing signs of Alzheimer's neuropathology. The findings offer hints of the viral mechanisms that could trigger or exacerbate AD.... Read More...
Pinpointing the Optimal Age of Puppy Cuteness
A new study reports people find puppies cutest just before they reach ten weeks of age. Researchers say this is around the same time at which they wean from their mothers and start to fend for themselves.... Read More...
How Will Humans Respond to Alien Life?
How will we take the news that we are 'not alone' in the universe? Rather well, researchers say.... Read More...
New Insight Into Self-Control Through Neuroimaging
A new neuroimaging study reveals self control varies depending on the importance of the decision. Self control, researchers note, may also be augmented when people are asked to justify their decisions.... Read More...
New Brain Death Pathway in Alzheimer’s Identified
A new Nature Neuroscience study provides evidence that necroptosis is linked to cognitive decline and severity of Alzheimer's disease. The finding that necroptosis is activated in Alzheimer's provides a plausible mechanism that underlies the neuron loss associated with the disease.... Read More...
Research Seeks to Boost Memory and Performance with Targeted Electrical Stimulation
Researchers look to transdermal electrical neuromodulation to help boost performance and memory.... Read More...
Ancient DNA Can Both Diminish and Defend Modern Minds
A new study raises the question of whether a genetic mutation associated with neurodegeneration in one environment could act in a positive way in a different setting.... Read More...
Power Outage in the Brain Could Be Source of Alzheimer’s
A new study appears to build on the previous research that suggests genetic mutations which affect mitochondria function could be critical to the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...