FeaturedNeuroscience·October 23, 2018·3 min readReversing Memory Loss: Mouse StudyResearchers report osterocalcin, a naturally occurring hormone, can help boost memory in aging mice. The findings pave the way for new treatments to help stave off, and possibly reverse memory loss in humans.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 10, 2017·5 min readCannabidiol Benefits and Mechanisms Shown in Mouse Study of Dravet SyndromeA new PNAS paper reports cannabidiol can help reduce epileptic seizures and improve social behaviors in children with Dravet syndrome.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2015·3 min readBuilding Block for Memory and Learning IdentifiedResearchers discover a key receptor which is responsible for activating opposing forms of plasticity in the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2018·4 min readOlder Adults Grow Just As Many New Brain Cells As Young PeopleA new study reveals older adults can generate just as many new hippocampal neurons from progentior cells as young people. The findings confirm neurogenesis does occur in older individuals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2017·7 min readA New Theory of Memory FormationResearchers propose a new theory of memory formation, reporting memory storage does not rely on the strengthening of connection between memory cells, but on the pattern of connections that form within the first few minutes of an event.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 23, 2016·7 min readImaging the Birth of New Brain CellsResearchers have developed an enhanced imaging technique that can detect small fluctuations in the rate at which neurons are generated in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 2, 2017·4 min readHow Do Adult Brain Circuits Regulate New Neuron Production?UNC researchers have identified a brain circuit that runs from near the front of the brain to the hippocampus that helps to control neurogenesis.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 22, 2021·3 min readSecond-Hand Psychological Stress Can Lead to DepressionMouse study reveals chronic stress affects neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·July 9, 2010·4 min readChemical P7C3 Grows New Neurons and Improves LearningScientists find the chemical P7C3 grows new neuronal growth within the dentate gyrus and improves learning and memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 7, 2018·9 min readBirth of New Neurons in the Human Hippocampus Ends in ChildhoodAlthough observed in other species, researchers report hippocampal neurogenesis does not persist through adult life in humans. Researchers say human hippocampal neurogenesis is not detectable in the adult brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2014·4 min readNew Discovery in the Study of the Brain and MemoryResearchers discover a functional link between an area of the brain associated with taste memory and an area associated with encoding the time and place the memory occurred.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2018·4 min readPutting Distinct Memories of Similar Events in Their PlaceA new study reports, contrary to popular belief, place cells in the dentate gyrus do not remap. Instead, memory discrimination is controlled by increased co-firing of place cells and the neurons that organize which place cells discharge.Read More
