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Fundamental insight into how memory changes with age

Neuroscience NewsOctober 17, 2019

New 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...

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Lack of oxygen doesn’t kill infant brain cells, as previously thought

Neuroscience NewsAugust 29, 2019

A lack of oxygen as a result of preterm birth does not cause hippocampal neurons to die but does impair hippocampal development. Hypoxia causes hippocampal cells to fail to mature normally, causing a reduction in long-term potentiation and impaired learning.... Read More...

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Looking to the body to better understand the brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 6, 2019

From researching the microbiome and immune system to nociception, scientists are looking beyond the nervous system to gain a better understanding of neurological and mental health disorders.... Read More...

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Super-resolution microscopy sheds light on how dementia protein becomes dysfunctional

Neuroscience NewsAugust 1, 2019

A microscopy study revealed tau controls Fyn clustering in dendrites. The findings shed new light on how certain forms of dementia may occur.... Read More...

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The way a single neuron processes information is never the same

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2019

When a neuron receives information, dendrites functionally work together to adjust for the complexity of the input.... Read More...

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Short bout of exercise enhances brain function

Neuroscience NewsJuly 2, 2019

Short bursts of exercise, equivalent to a pick-up game of basketball, boosts the function of a gene that increases dendritic spines in the hippocampus, helping to improve memory and learning.... Read More...

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Stem cells reprogrammed into neurons could reveal drugs harmful to pregnancy

Neuroscience NewsJune 17, 2019

A new experimental system which uses embryonic stem cells reprogrammed into neurons has the potential to assess the pathogenic effects of a drug on brain development.... Read More...

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Neurons’ “antennae” are unexpectedly active in neural computation

Neuroscience NewsJune 9, 2019

When the soma of specific neurons is active, the dendrites of the same neuron are also active, even when animals are not engaged in a cognitively demanding task. ... Read More...

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New research offers insight into the proteins in the brain that detect cannabis

Neuroscience NewsApril 30, 2019

The secretory pathway delivery of cannabinoid type 1 receptor is axonally based, and surface expressed CB1R is more stable in axons than dendrites.... Read More...

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Vitamin D study sheds light on immune system effects

Neuroscience NewsApril 17, 2019

Vitamin D causes dendritic cells to produce more CD31, hindering the activation of T cells. The study sheds light on how vitamin D deficiency regulates the immune system and can lead to autoimmune diseases, like multiple sclerosis.... Read More...

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Ketamine reverses neural changes underlying depression-related behaviors: Mouse study

Neuroscience NewsApril 11, 2019

The formation of prefrontal cortex dendritic spine formation sustains the remission of depressive related symptoms and behaviors following ketamine treatment by restoring lost spines. ... Read More...

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Unexpected Place for Learning and Memory in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 19, 2019

A new study reveals the somatosensory cortex plays a complex role in memory and reward learning. ... Read More...

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