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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·May 15, 2017·6 min read

Study Expands Understanding of How the Brain Encodes Fear Memory

Findings could lead to the development of new treatments to reduce the effects of PTSD, researchers say.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·September 29, 2016·5 min read

Tracking The Unexpected Mechanisms of Memory

A new study sheds light on the unexpected molecular mechanisms in place for memories to form.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 30, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

Ventral CA1 neurons in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·March 11, 2016·6 min read

How the Brain Makes Informed Decisions Based on Experience

In order to make informed choices, rats replay past experiences, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 21, 2017·4 min read

Brain Connections Which Keep Related Memories Distinct From Each Other Identified

Researchers report episodic memory function becomes disrupted when neural pathways that allow communication between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex are deactivated.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 16, 2021·3 min read

Drug Targets for Memory Enhancement

Researchers 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.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·March 27, 2019·6 min read

Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing

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.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·March 14, 2019·5 min read

Brain Wave Stimulation May Improve Alzheimer’s Symptoms

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.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 14, 2018·4 min read

Making New Memories is a Balancing Act

According to researchers, some synapses get smaller as we learn new information.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 28, 2020·4 min read

Astrocytes Eat Connections to Maintain Plasticity in Adult Brains

Astrocytes, not microglia, are responsible for constantly eliminating unnecessary and excessive adult synaptic connections in response to brain activity.

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Study Expands Understanding of How the Brain Encodes Fear Memory

Tracking The Unexpected Mechanisms of Memory

Brain Connections Which Keep Related Memories Distinct From Each Other Identified

Drug Targets for Memory Enhancement

Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing

Brain Wave Stimulation May Improve Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Making New Memories is a Balancing Act

Astrocytes Eat Connections to Maintain Plasticity in Adult Brains

Link Between Childhood Adversity and Muscle Dysmorphia in Youth

How Imagination Fuels Empathy and Prosocial Behavior

Dopamine’s Role in Learning from Rewards and Penalties

Taste-Driven AI Algorithms Enhance Wine Selections

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