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·September 10, 2013·2 min read

Scientists Discover a Novel Opiate Addiction Switch in the Brain

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

The image is a neuron with SynGAP highlighted in green.

Featured Genetics

·January 7, 2015·2 min read

Researchers Discover How a Protein Crucial to Learning and Memory Works

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.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 7, 2016·4 min read

Model Maps Out Molecular Roots of Learning and Memory Formation

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.

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.

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·March 18, 2017·5 min read

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

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

Image shows a neuron during neurotransmission.

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·May 17, 2017·5 min read

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

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

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·August 9, 2017·4 min read

Insight into Learning via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ Gene

Researchers report FMR1 and ZC3H14 proteins both regulate mRNA, which may explain their importance in memory and learning.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·March 22, 2018·3 min read

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

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

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 22, 2018·5 min read

Broken Shuttle May Interfere with Learning in Brain Disorders

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.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 26, 2019·5 min read

Scientists advance search for memory’s molecular roots

A new study sheds light on the molecular basis of memory. The study details how the binding sites of CamKII act to align actin fragments, creating bundles that support skeletons of dendritic spines.