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Broken Shuttle May Interfere with Learning in Brain Disorders

Neuroscience NewsJune 22, 2018

Researchers report the gamma-CaMPII protein plays a critical role in learning and memory. The shuttle protein may be dysfunctional in those with Schizophrenia and autism, hindering learning abilities, researchers report.... Read More...

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Compound that Prevents Breast Cancer Cells From Activating in the Brain Identified

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2018

A compound used to treat leukemia shows promise in preventing breast cancer cells from metastasizing in the brain. ... Read More...

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Insight into Learning via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ Gene

Neuroscience NewsAugust 9, 2017

Researchers report FMR1 and ZC3H14 proteins both regulate mRNA, which may explain their importance in memory and learning.... 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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Scientists Develop Light-Controllable Tool to Study CaMKII Kinetics in Learning and Memory

Neuroscience NewsMarch 18, 2017

A new, light controllable tool has been developed that allows researchers to explore CaMKII kinetics in memory and learning.... Read More...

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Tracking The Unexpected Mechanisms of Memory

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 29, 2016

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

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Model Maps Out Molecular Roots of Learning and Memory Formation

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2016

Researchers have built a mathematical model that describes the molecular events associated with the beginning stage of learning and memory formation in the human brain.... Read More...

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Researchers Discover How a Protein Crucial to Learning and Memory Works

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 7, 2015

By learning more about how a protein crucial for learning works, researchers move a step closer to figuring out how memory and learning work, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Scientists Discover a Novel Opiate Addiction Switch in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 10, 2013

A new study reveals the underlying molecular process by which opiate addiction develops in the brain.... Read More...

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New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

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Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

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CaMKII

Broken Shuttle May Interfere with Learning in Brain Disorders

Compound that Prevents Breast Cancer Cells From Activating in the Brain Identified

Insight into Learning via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ Gene

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

Scientists Develop Light-Controllable Tool to Study CaMKII Kinetics in Learning and Memory

Tracking The Unexpected Mechanisms of Memory

Model Maps Out Molecular Roots of Learning and Memory Formation

Researchers Discover How a Protein Crucial to Learning and Memory Works