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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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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 Neuroscience

·September 1, 2016·4 min read

Making Memories Stronger and More Precise During Aging

Researchers report on the mechanism by which new neurons are able to sharpen memories.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 23, 2016·4 min read

How Sleep Deprivation Harms Memory

Researchers report sleep deprivation may lead to a loss of connectivity between hippocampal neurons.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 6, 2016·6 min read

Hunger Neurons Are Regulated by a Protein Activated During Fasting

Researchers discover a control mechanism for neurons involved in hunger and eating disorders.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·June 23, 2016·4 min read

The Finer Details of Neuronal Communication

Researchers have optimized optical and electrophysiological recordings from single neurons to study axonal excitability with unprecedented detail.

Autism Featured

·June 1, 2016·3 min read

Novel Mouse Model Sheds New Light on Autism Spectrum Disorder

A new mouse model shows that when more of a specific molecule moves to different parts of a neuron, it can lead to behaviors that resemble aspects of human ASD.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 26, 2016·4 min read

How Prions Kill Neurons

A new study reports on a newly discovered system that shows early toxicity to dendrtic spines.

Featured Neurology

·April 11, 2016·3 min read

Novel Molecules Protect Neurons Against Damage from Alzheimer’s Protein

Researchers report benzothiazole amphiphiles could help combat dendritic spine loss in neurodegenerative diseases.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 5, 2016·4 min read

A Day in the Life of a Synapse

According to a new study, researchers have developed a new technique that has allowed them to track the daily dynamics of all the dendritic spines on a single neuron in the brain of a living mouse.