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·September 19, 2012·4 min read

Scientists Show Biological Mechanism Can Trigger Epileptic Seizures

Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center report that molecular disruptions in small neurons called granule cells – located in the dentate gyrus region of the brain – caused brain seizures in mice similar to those seen in human temporal lobe epilepsy.

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·December 16, 2013·3 min read

Synaptic Mechanisms of Brain Waves

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

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·March 2, 2014·3 min read

Research Reveals First Glimpse of a Brain Circuit That Helps Experience Shape Perception

Researchers observe inhibitory neurons which link olfaction with cognition and memory in mice.

The image shows intracellular filled hippocampal basket cells and granule cells. The caption best describes this image.

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·January 15, 2015·2 min read

No More Neuronal Gibberish

The distance between neurons plays a part in regulating brain networks, a new study reports.

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·December 22, 2015·4 min read

Epigenetic Processes Linked to Cerebellar Circuitry Development

A new study describes the epigenetic mechanisms that underlie the development of the cerebellum.

Image shows granual cells in the dentate gyrus of a rat.

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·February 6, 2016·4 min read

How the Brain Builds Place Memories

Researchers have succeeded in activating dormant memory cells in rats.

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·February 12, 2016·3 min read

Regulating Neural Networks to Preserve Memory

Using optogenetics, researchers target hippocampal neurons and demonstrate it is possible to inhibit or resurface a memory.

Image shows granuel cells in a mouse dentate gyrus.

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·March 10, 2016·5 min read

Adult Born Granule Cells Critical For Memory Formation

Adult born granule cells appear to play a key role in memory encoding, a new study reports.

Image shows 3 routes in the hippocampus in red, green and yellow.

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·March 18, 2016·3 min read

Forgetting As We Learn

According to researchers, as we learn, our brains are actively trying to forget.

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·April 20, 2016·5 min read

A New Role For Immature Granule Cells in the Dentate Gyrus

A new study proposes a model for how immature neurons in the dentate gyrus appear to enhance pattern separation.

Image shows astrocytes in the hippocampus.

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·May 5, 2016·4 min read

How the Brain Switches to Memory Mode

Researchers have identified a mechanism that allows memory to switch from recall to memorization.

Image shows a 3d model of mossy fibers in the hippocampus.

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·November 12, 2016·4 min read

Full Detonation in the Hippocampus

Researchers report altering synaptic plasticity leads to a computational switch in a hippocampal synapse which turns the presynaptic neuron turns into “detonator” mode, causing it to fire more readily.

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