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·August 7, 2019·3 min read

Virtual treasure hunt shows brain maps time sequence of memories

Using brain scans and virtual reality technology, researchers discover how a temporal map of memories is generated in the entorhinal cortex.

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·August 2, 2019·6 min read

Knowing where the center of a space is helps inform spatial awareness

The postrhinal cortex of rats contains three types of spatial cells which act together to provide a sense of location and directional orientation.

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·July 8, 2019·3 min read

Indications why older people are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease

Using a gene vector, researchers channeled the blueprint of the human tau protein into different aged mice. After a period of twelve weeks, the tau protein spread twice as fast in older mice than the younger cohort. Findings shed light on why Alzheimer's is predominantly an age-related neurodegenerative disease.

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·May 24, 2019·3 min read

How single neurons and brain networks support spatial navigation

Brain oscillations may help explain the link between individual neurons and larger scale networks for understanding spatial navigation.

This is a mountain view from the VR head set

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·May 24, 2019·6 min read

Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s disease

People with mild cognitive impairment who had positive biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in their cerebrospinal fluid performed worse on virtual reality navigation tasks. Virtual reality which incorporates navigational tasks could prove a helpful tool in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease for those at risk.

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·April 22, 2019·5 min read

Brain regions linked to memory and emotion help humans navigate smell

During navigation tasks using a 'smell scape', the entorhinal cortex and ventromedial prefrontal cortex elicit grid cell-like activity.

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·April 3, 2019·3 min read

The brain’s auto-complete function

Neurons in the entorhinal cortex fire in parallel to hippocampal neurons during associative memory tasks.

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·February 4, 2019·4 min read

Biggest Ever Map of Human Alzheimer’s Brain Published

An international team of researchers have compiled the largest dataset to date that details differences between healthy brains and those with Alzheimer's disease. The researchers have released the data online and is free to use.

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·January 15, 2019·3 min read

New Way By Which the Brain Marks Time Identified

A new neuroimaging study helped researchers capture the processes by which the brain stores information related to when events happen. The findings could help further the understanding of age related dementia.

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·January 7, 2019·4 min read

New Key Mechanism of Epileptic Seizures Revealed

According to a new mathematical model of seizures, only the conductivity of the AMPA receptors in neurons in the temporal lobe significantly change, leading to stronger excitation and synaptic signals.

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·November 9, 2018·7 min read

Navigating Our Thoughts: Fundamental Principles of Thinking

Researchers propose a new theory of human thinking, suggesting our brain's navigation system is key to thinking. This may explain why our knowledge seems to be organized in spatial fashion.