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Male/female differences in the development of brain hubs involved in memory and emotion

Neuroscience NewsOctober 2, 2019

A new neuroimaging study reveals sex-based differences in the development of the hippocampus and amygdala. The findings may shed light on sex-based differences in the emergence of mental health disorders the occur during adolescence and early adulthood.... Read More...

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Friend or Foe? Brain Area That Controls Social Memory Also Triggers Aggression

Neuroscience NewsDecember 5, 2018

A new study reports the CA2 region of the hippocampus controls both higher order cognition, like social memory, and instinctual behaviors, such as aggression. The findings could shed light on why abnormal social behaviors may occur in schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses.... Read More...

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New Mechanism Involved in Age Related Memory Loss Discovered

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2018

Researchers report specific alterations in signaling circuits associated with memory can induce an abnormal response in neurons, which is linked to the aging process and cognitive decline. ... 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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Memory Molecule Limits Plasticity by Calibrating Calcium

Neuroscience NewsMay 23, 2018

Researchers have identified a novel role the RGS14 protein plays in limiting synaptic plasticity.... Read More...

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Using Virtual Reality to Identify Brain Areas Involved in Memory

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 26, 2018

Researchers use virtual reality to discover how the brain assembles contextual memories.... Read More...

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Potential Mediator for Social Memory Formation

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2017

Neuropeptide Substance P may help mediate social memory in the CA2 area of the hippocampus, researchers report.... Read More...

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The End of ‘Pump Fiction’

Neuroscience NewsNovember 10, 2017

Aarhus researchers provide new insight into the workings of the calcium pump.... Read More...

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Precise Mechanisms of a Calcium Dependent Kinase During the Formation of New Memories

Neuroscience NewsMay 17, 2017

Study documents how CaMKII acts during synaptic plasticity, providing clues about the molecular signals that regulate memory formation.... Read More...

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