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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 17, 2019Fundamental insight into how memory changes with ageNew memories are laid down via different mechanisms in older mice compared to younger mice. Additionally, synaptic changes linked to new memory formation were harder to modify in older mice. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 18, 2019How Animals Remember and Find Their Way Back to Food SourcesStudy reveals the hippocampus may overlay existing mental maps with information about reward and hazard derived from food found in specific locations. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 11, 2018How Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory RecallAfter creating a memory in a context, engram cells encoding the memory in the hippocampus become more excitable when the context is repeated a short time later, researchers report. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 8, 2018The Molecular Mechanisms Behind Memory FormationResearchers have identified a cellular pathway that encodes memories by strengthening specific neurons. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2018Using Virtual Reality to Identify Brain Areas Involved in MemoryResearchers use virtual reality to discover how the brain assembles contextual memories. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·February 7, 2017Chemical Switch That May Decrease Schizophrenia Symptoms DiscoveredAdjusting levels of KYNA can have a significant effect on schizophrenia symptoms, a new study reports. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 28, 2016Methylene Blue Shows Promise for Improving Short Term MemoryAccording to researchers, a single dose of methylene blue could enhance short-term memory and attention. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2016IL-33 Ameliorates Alzheimer’s-Like Pathology and Cognitive DeclineInjections of IL-33 appear to rescue contextual memories and reduce amyloid beta deposits in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 7, 2016How The Brain Distinguishes Safety From DangerResearchers have identified a cellular circuit that helps the brain remember which environments are safe, and which pose a danger. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 12, 2014New Study Points to a Brain Region Key to Contextual MemoriesA new study points to previously understudied area of the brain as essential for forming the basis of contextual memory. Read More
