FeaturedNeuroscience·December 28, 2021·3 min readHow the Hippocampus Orchestrates Memory ConsolidationStudy reveals how the CA2 region of the hippocampus plays a key role in long-term memory consolidation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 9, 2021·2 min readExploring Differences in Mitochondria of Memory Cells in the BrainA new NIH grant will allow Virginia Tech researchers to explore the mechanisms of social memory in the hippocampus.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·September 30, 2020·4 min readSocial Novelty Has a Special Place in the BrainA specialized area of the mouse brain called the SuM specializes in detecting novel experiences. Within this brain area, responses to social novelty, or experiences related to unknown individuals, were segregated from those related to unfamiliar places, before being sent to areas of the brain associated with memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 2, 2019·4 min readMale/female differences in the development of brain hubs involved in memory and emotionA 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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 5, 2018·5 min readFriend or Foe? Brain Area That Controls Social Memory Also Triggers AggressionA 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·4 min readNew Mechanism Involved in Age Related Memory Loss DiscoveredResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 7, 2018·5 min readMaps Made of Nerve CellsResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 23, 2018·5 min readMemory Molecule Limits Plasticity by Calibrating CalciumResearchers have identified a novel role the RGS14 protein plays in limiting synaptic plasticity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2018·3 min readUsing Virtual Reality to Identify Brain Areas Involved in MemoryResearchers use virtual reality to discover how the brain assembles contextual memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 15, 2017·4 min readPotential Mediator for Social Memory FormationNeuropeptide Substance P may help mediate social memory in the CA2 area of the hippocampus, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 10, 2017·8 min readThe End of ‘Pump Fiction’Aarhus researchers provide new insight into the workings of the calcium pump.Read More