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This shows the difference between a healthy brain and one of an alzheimer's patient.

Featured Neurology

·February 25, 2014·2 min read

Brain Cell Activity Regulates Alzheimer’s Protein

A new study reports that increased neural activity boosts tau levels in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 23, 2014·4 min read

In the Brain, Timing Is Everything

Researchers discover how two neural circuits work together to control the formation of time-linked memories.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 16, 2013·3 min read

Synaptic Mechanisms of Brain Waves

Researchers explore synaptic mechanisms of rhythmic brain waves thanks to custom designed tools.

This is a microscopic view of the entorhinal cortex.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 19, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Gain New Insights into the Workings of the Brain

Researchers obtain new insight into the functioning of a region of the brain involved in spatial orientation, but which is damaged by Alzheimer's disease.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2012·2 min read

Discovery of Gatekeeper Nerve Cells Explains the Effect of Nicotine on Learning and Memory

Researchers discovered a new group of nerve cells that regulate processes of learning and memory. These cells act as gatekeepers and carry a receptor for nicotine, which can help explain our ability to remember and sort information. The newly discovered gatekeeper nerve cells, also called OLM-alpha2 cells, provide an explanation to how the flow of information is controlled in the hippocampus.

Entorhinal cortical neurons and traces are shown and described in the caption.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2012·5 min read

Researchers Discover that the Sleeping Brain Behaves as if it’s Remembering Something

UCLA researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer's disease during sleep. They discovered that the entorhinal cortex behaves as if it's remembering something, even under anesthesia, a finding that counters conventional theories about memory consolidation during sleep.

Neurology

·February 8, 2012·2 min read