FeaturedNeurology·July 26, 2016·4 min readSmell Test May Predict Early Stages of Alzheimer’s DiseaseAccording to researchers, odor identification tests could prove useful in predicting cognitive decline and detecting early stage Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2016·5 min readA New Role For Immature Granule Cells in the Dentate GyrusA new study proposes a model for how immature neurons in the dentate gyrus appear to enhance pattern separation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 19, 2016·3 min readBrain Files Memories As We SleepResearchers report on how memories formed in one area of the brain are replayed and transferred to a different area during rest.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 16, 2016·6 min readMemories Lost to Alzheimer’s Can Be FoundUsing optogenetics, researchers have successfully retrieved 'missing' memories in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 10, 2016·3 min readThinking About Moving? Grid Cells’ Role in Human Imagination RevealedA new study suggests grid cells are involved in a broader range of cognitive processes than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2016·4 min readBrain’s GPS System Tracks Location While at RestA new study fills in major gaps in research about the brain's so-called 'GPS system'.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2016·7 min readNew Insight Into Dementia OnsetResearchers reveal how two parts of the brain's GPS system malfunction in dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 7, 2016·5 min readHow The Brain Distinguishes Safety From DangerResearchers have identified a cellular circuit that helps the brain remember which environments are safe, and which pose a danger.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 21, 2015·4 min readPredicting Who May Develop Alzheimer’s, and Who May NotBiochemical differences may predict who will, or will not, develop Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2015·3 min readAerobic Exercise and Physical Activity Important for Healthy Brain FunctionA new study reports that, regardless of gender, young adults who are more aerobically fit have greater volume of the entorhinal cortex, an area of the brain implicated in memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 2, 2015·3 min readStudy of ‘Inner GPS’ May Aid Alzheimer’s DiagnosisA new study could help improve understanding of memory loss and wandering behavior in people with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 26, 2015·5 min readHow Alzheimer’s Protein Tangles Spread Through the BrainA new study provides a rare, pathological version of how tau proteins can pass directly from neuron to neuron in the brain.Read More
