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·October 13, 2015·5 min read

A Closer View of the Brain

Researchers have succeeded in comprehensively imaging a potion of a mouse brain at the nanoscale level.

Autism Featured Genetics

·August 10, 2015·4 min read

Does Genetic Research Offer Hope for Autism Cure?

A new study suggests how researchers may combine different genetic approaches in search for a cure for autism.

This is a 3D reconstruction of 13 axons.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 31, 2015·4 min read

Taking a Trip Through the Brain

Researchers have developed a new imaging tool that is able to generate images of the brain of an adult mouse at a scale previously thought unachievable.

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·July 20, 2015·3 min read

Neurons Learning to Remember: Mechanism of Neural Information Storage Identified

Researchers identify a calcium dependent mechanism for neuronal information storage.

This image shows a a labelled diagram of a synapse.

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·June 23, 2015·5 min read

Synapses Last as Long as the Memories They Hold

A new study confirms that synapses between hippocampal neurons remain for the duration of an episodic memory.

This image shows time frames of MIM and F-actin dynamics during initiation of dendritic spine.

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·June 7, 2015·2 min read

Researchers Discover Initiation Mechanism for Dendritic Spines

Researchers find the MIM protein bends plasma membrane to aid the formation of dendritic spines from the surface of the neuronal dendrite.

This image shows filapodia extending out from dendrite.

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·April 24, 2015·4 min read

Memories in the Making

Researchers report Asef2 plays a critical role in the formation of dendritic spines.

The image shows hippocampal pyramidal cells.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·February 16, 2015·3 min read

Human Neural Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Functions Impaired by Chemotherapy

A new study reports human neural stem cells show promise for reversing cognitive impairments following chemotherapy.

The image is comparison of a dendrite with the protein NrCAM (top) and a dendrite without the protein (bottom).

Autism Featured Genetics

·September 19, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Link Gene to Increased Dendritic Spines; A Signpost of Autism

A new study reports by deleting the NrCAM gene, researchers believe they have found a potential way to prune back the neural connections implicated in ASD.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 9, 2013·3 min read

Research Advances Knowledge of Triggers in Memory Formation

A new study advances basic understanding of the biochemical mechanisms associated with how memories are formed.

The image shows neurons in the auditory cortex of a mouse

Featured Neuroscience

·October 25, 2013·2 min read

A Trace of Memory: Researchers Watch Neurons in the Brain During Learning and Memory Recall

Researchers track single neurons in mice brains over time using advanced neuroimaging techniques. The new technique allowed them to establish the processes at play during memory formation and recall.