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·January 14, 2016·3 min read

How We Play Memories in Fast Forward

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that could explain how the brain can recall recent events, but in a fraction of the time it took to experience them.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 24, 2014·4 min read

Driving Brain Rhythm Makes Mice More Sensitive to Touch

Using optogenetics, researchers endow mice with greater touch sensitivity.

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·May 30, 2014·2 min read

How Brains Remember and Correct

Researchers detect brief bursts of neural activity oscillating in two specific areas of a mouse brain just before the animal makes a correct choice, either when planning an action or correcting a mistake.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 17, 2014·4 min read

Neurons Tune into Different Frequencies for Different Spatial Memory Tasks

A new study could provide insight into memory problems seen in neurodegenerative diseases in which gamma waves are disturbed.

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·February 21, 2014·2 min read

Banding Together to Control Movement

Researchers reveal how one region of the brain utilizes multiple brain wave frequency bands to control movement.

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