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A detailed drawing of the hippocampal formation is shown.

·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.

This image shows a hippocampal brain slice.

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·August 19, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Discover Part of the Brain that Deciphers Memory from Novel Experience

According to a new study, two parts of the hippocampus work together to identify is a stimulus is novel or familiar.

The image shows a rat holding a hershey's kiss.

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·February 27, 2013·3 min read

Discovery About Animal Memory Opens Doors to Research on Memory Impairment Diseases

A new study offers evidence of source memory in nonhuman animals.

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·September 22, 2014·4 min read

New Discovery in the Study of the Brain and Memory

Researchers discover a functional link between an area of the brain associated with taste memory and an area associated with encoding the time and place the memory occurred.

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·September 23, 2017·4 min read

Breaking Memory Circuits With Marijuana

New research reveals the dynamics of neural circuits under the influence of cannabinoids.

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·May 13, 2016·4 min read

New Learning Rule For Pattern Completion

Researchers have discovered a new learning rule for a specific type of excitatory synaptic connection in the hippocampus.

Image shows a 3d model of mossy fibers in the hippocampus.

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·November 12, 2016·4 min read

Full Detonation in the Hippocampus

Researchers report altering synaptic plasticity leads to a computational switch in a hippocampal synapse which turns the presynaptic neuron turns into “detonator” mode, causing it to fire more readily.

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·May 3, 2018·4 min read

Interconnected Cells in a Dish Let Researchers Study Brain Disease

Using stem cells to generate a partial model of the brain, researchers discover how communication between neurons is altered in those with Schizophrenia.

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·February 25, 2019·3 min read

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

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

Image shows pyramidal neurons in the CA2 region of the hippocampus.

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·May 3, 2017·4 min read

Stopping the Brain’s Memory Circuits From Overheating

Researchers use optogenetics to study impairment to the CA2 region of the hippocampus.

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·December 8, 2017·7 min read

How a Seahorse Shaped Brain Structure May Help Us Recognize Others

Harvard researchers report social recognization is regulated by oxytocin sensitive neurons in a region of the hippocampus.

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·February 15, 2021·5 min read

Peeking at the Pathfinding Strategies of the Hippocampus

Researchers 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.

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Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing

Researchers Discover Part of the Brain that Deciphers Memory from Novel Experience

Discovery About Animal Memory Opens Doors to Research on Memory Impairment Diseases

New Discovery in the Study of the Brain and Memory

Breaking Memory Circuits With Marijuana

New Learning Rule For Pattern Completion

Full Detonation in the Hippocampus

Interconnected Cells in a Dish Let Researchers Study Brain Disease

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

Stopping the Brain’s Memory Circuits From Overheating

How a Seahorse Shaped Brain Structure May Help Us Recognize Others

Peeking at the Pathfinding Strategies of the Hippocampus

Wasabi Compound Enhances Memory

Genes Associated with Earlier and Higher Reproduction Linked to Accelerated Aging

Novel Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Shows Promise

Brain’s Response to Crucial Language Hub Removal: New Insights

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