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Sleep readies synapses for learning

Neuroscience NewsJuly 1, 2019

Hippocampal neurons become longer and stronger following a period of sleep deprivation. The study supports the hypothesis that sleep may weaken synapses, which are strengthened from learning, allowing for learning to occur after waking.... Read More...

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Adolescence is the game-changer for schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsJune 17, 2019

Teens with schizophrenia symptoms and a genetic abnormality of chromosome 22 had significant brain atrophy in the hippocampus compared to those with the genetic variant and no psychiatric symptoms.... Read More...

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Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing

Neuroscience NewsMarch 27, 2019

A pairing of presynaptic and postsynaptic activity in a population of hippocampal neurons can reduce the required number of synaptic plasticity evoking events. When spikes occur within ten milliseconds of each other, synapses strengthen for up to four hours.... Read More...

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Brain Wave Stimulation May Improve Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Neuroscience NewsMarch 14, 2019

Multisensory gamma wave stimulation improves recognition and spatial memory, in addition to reducing amyloid in the auditory cortex and hippocampal CA1 areas of mice. Findings suggest such sensory stimulation boosts hippocampal function and reduces Alzheimer's linked pathologies throughout the neocortex.... Read More...

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Your brain may contain ‘time cells’ that help form long-term memories

Neuroscience NewsMarch 14, 2019

New findings back up recent hippocampal research in rodents, providing evidence of a common hippocampal neural mechanism representing temporal information in episodic memory.... Read More...

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High Fructose Corn Syrup Consumption Linked to Bipolar Like Behaviors: Adolescent Rat Study

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 25, 2019

Researchers report adolescent rats exposed to high fructose corn syrup in their diets were more prone to experience symptoms associated with bipolar disorder.... Read More...

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How Animals Remember and Find Their Way Back to Food Sources

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2019

Study reveals the hippocampus may overlay existing mental maps with information about reward and hazard derived from food found in specific locations.... Read More...

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Pinpointing Cells That Control the Brain’s Memory Flow

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 31, 2019

A new mouse study reveals a small cluster of interneurons in the hippocampus help the brain remember the places that matter the most. The findings could have implications for future studies of psychiatric disorders.... Read More...

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Resynchronizing Neurons to Erase Schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 17, 2018

Researchers report that by increasing the excitability of a subpopulation of hippocampal inhibitory neurons, certain behavioral symptoms associated with schizophrenia can be suppressed.... Read More...

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How the Brain Experiences Time

Neuroscience NewsAugust 29, 2018

Researchers have identified a network of cells in the entorhinal cortex that appear to play a key role into putting experience into a temporal context.... Read More...

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New Type of Depression Identified

Neuroscience NewsJune 11, 2018

Researchers have identified a new type of depression. The findings may help explain why some people are resistant to current treatments for depressive disorders. The study reports on how a specific protein, RGS8, plays a role in depressive behaviors.... Read More...

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Maps Made of Nerve Cells

Neuroscience NewsJune 7, 2018

Researchers have created a new model that may help explain how the brain stores memories of tangible events. The new model explains how neural activity in the hippocampus can help map space, time and context in episodic memories.... Read More...

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Sleep readies synapses for learning

Adolescence is the game-changer for schizophrenia

Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing

Brain Wave Stimulation May Improve Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Your brain may contain ‘time cells’ that help form long-term memories

High Fructose Corn Syrup Consumption Linked to Bipolar Like Behaviors: Adolescent Rat Study

How Animals Remember and Find Their Way Back to Food Sources

Pinpointing Cells That Control the Brain’s Memory Flow

Resynchronizing Neurons to Erase Schizophrenia

How the Brain Experiences Time

New Type of Depression Identified

Maps Made of Nerve Cells