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·December 23, 2022·4 min read

How the Brain Stores Remote Fear Memory

Remote fear memories, or memories of trauma formed in the distant past, are stored in the connections between neurons in the prefrontal cortex.

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·December 10, 2022·4 min read

How Neurons Autonomously Regulate Their Excitability

The SLK protein plays a key role in neuron excitability and sensitivity, researchers report.

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·December 5, 2022·3 min read

New Findings on Neuronal Activities in the Sensorimotor Cortex

New findings about neural activity in the sensorimotor cortex may aid in the development of neuroprosthetics to help compensate for neuronal dysfunctions.

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·November 28, 2022·6 min read

Scientists Capture Detailed Snapshots of Mouse Brain Cells Nibbling on Neurons

Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) play a significant role in synaptic pruning, a new study reveals.

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·November 11, 2022·4 min read

A Previously Unknown Ability of the Autonomic Nervous System

The autonomic nervous system has the ability to spontaneously restore muscle function following nerve injury.

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·October 23, 2022·5 min read

Recording Neurons to Pinpoint Synaptic Links

A new 3D electrode array allows researchers to map the activity and location of up to 1 million synaptic links in a living brain.

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·August 31, 2022·5 min read

How the Brain Generates Rhythmic Behavior

A new study in rodents reveals a whisking oscillator that consists of a population of inhibitory neurons in the brainstem that fires in rhythmic bursts during whisking behaviors.

This shows glutamate on a hippocampal neuron

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·July 27, 2022·2 min read

A Methodological Leap in the Exploration of Memory

Researchers have developed a comprehensive "toolbox" to establish that the mobility of receptors exists in intact brain tissue, and this mobility is critical for certain types of memory.

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·July 22, 2022·3 min read

A New Mechanism Responsible for Controlling Auditory Sensitivity

Researchers identified a new mechanism by which auditory sensitivity is regulated. The mechanism can temporarily reduce sensitivity in the auditory system to protect itself from loud sounds that can cause hearing damage.

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·July 19, 2022·4 min read

Researchers Discover Novel Light-Gated Potassium Channel in Neurons

Researchers report they have identified the first natural light-gated potassium channel-rhodopsins.

This shows immature neurons in the dentate gyrus

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·July 18, 2022·5 min read

Discovery of Molecular Signatures of Immature Neurons in Human Brain Provides New Insights Into Brain Plasticity

A new study of the hippocampus reveals immature, plastic neurons are present in significant numbers during the entire lifespan. The findings shed new light on neuroplasticity.