FeaturedNeuroscience·March 10, 2016·5 min readAdult Born Granule Cells Critical For Memory FormationAdult born granule cells appear to play a key role in memory encoding, a new study reports.Read More
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ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 6, 2016·4 min readHow the Brain Builds Place MemoriesResearchers have succeeded in activating dormant memory cells in rats.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 27, 2015·4 min readCreating Mental Maps: Learning Routes Alters Brain TissueLearning detailed navigational information causes hippocampal changes, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 23, 2015·5 min readBrain Circuit Critical in Forming Episodic Memory IdentifiedResearchers identify a neural circuit that connects the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex, which is responsible for encoding episodic memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 28, 2015·5 min readThe Power of Positive Memory RecallAccording to new research, stress induced depression may be overcome by inducing neurons which were activated during previous positive experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 19, 2015·4 min readResearchers Discover Part of the Brain that Deciphers Memory from Novel ExperienceAccording to a new study, two parts of the hippocampus work together to identify is a stimulus is novel or familiar.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 3, 2015·3 min readHippocampal Circuit Abnormalities Linked to Learning Difficulties in Down SyndromeA new study sheds light into a possible cause of learning difficulties in Down syndrome.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 17, 2015·6 min readReverse Depression by Recalling Happier MemoriesResearchers use optogenetics to reactivate happy memories and curb symptoms of depression.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
FeaturedGenetics·October 1, 2014·4 min readDrug Treats Inherited Form of Intellectual Disability in MiceResearchers report they have used an anti cancer drug to improve mental function in mice with genetic changes similar to those found in Kabuki syndrome.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