FeaturedNeuroscience·July 15, 2022·3 min readNeuronal Cell Type for Controlling the Flow of Information in the Brain DiscoveredBy briefly inhibiting other cells, neurogliaform cells in the CA1 region of the hippocampus ensure that current perception and memories of past experiences can be processed both separately and in combination with each other.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 11, 2022·8 min readA Single Memory Is Stored Across Many Connected Brain RegionsBrain mapping study reveals memory engrams are widely distributed throughout the brain, including among regions not previously realized.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 17, 2022·6 min readLong-Suspected Turbocharger for Memory Found in Brain Cells of MiceFloods of calcium that originate from hippocampal neurons can also boost learning, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 9, 2022·3 min readHow Left and Right Hippocampal CA1 Regions in the Mouse Brain Talk With Each OtherResearchers have uncovered neural circuitry that allows the CA1 region of the hippocampus to communicate with its counterpart in the opposite hemisphere despite there being no connection between them.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2021·3 min readDrug Targets for Memory EnhancementResearchers identified specific receptors for acetylcholine that reroute information flow through memory circuits in the hippocampus. The findings could have implications for the development of drugs to help enhance or protect memory from diseases associated with cognitive decline.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·September 4, 2021·3 min readEarly Changes to the Extracellular Space in the Hippocampus Under Simulated Microgravity ConditionsFindings shed light on the mechanisms underlying brain damage in microgravity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 15, 2021·5 min readPeeking at the Pathfinding Strategies of the HippocampusResearchers observed hippocampal place cell changes in animal experiments of cue-poor and cue-rich spatial environments. The findings have implications for the treatment of brain disorders and the development of new AI technologies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2021·6 min readBrain Circuit That Encodes Timing of Events IdentifiedPyramidal cells in the CA2 region of the hippocampus are responsible for storing critical timing information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 28, 2020·4 min readAstrocytes Eat Connections to Maintain Plasticity in Adult BrainsAstrocytes, not microglia, are responsible for constantly eliminating unnecessary and excessive adult synaptic connections in response to brain activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2020·3 min readInhibitory interneurons in hippocampus excite the developing brainGABAergic interneuron excitation is essential for network activity in the hippocampus of the fetal brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 9, 2020·4 min readNoise-inducing neurons shut down memories in Alzheimer’sIn mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, active neurons still encode memory, and a group of active neurons encodes novel environmental information. The signal of the novelty containing neurons causes a superimposition disturbing the signal of memory encoding neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 6, 2020·5 min readMemory cells that help us interpret new situations identifiedHippocampal neurons that store abstract memories of prior experiences activate when new, but similar events take place.Read More