FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2018·7 min readHow the Brain Experiences TimeResearchers have identified a network of cells in the entorhinal cortex that appear to play a key role into putting experience into a temporal context.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 16, 2018·4 min readWhy Older People Might Lose Their WayResearchers report the firing patterns of grid cells are less stable in older adults. This, they say, could be why older people have more problems with spatial navigation than younger people.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2017·4 min readBrain Takes Seconds to Switch Modes During TasksSwitching between operational modes occurs dynamically according to the demands of the task at hand, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 4, 2017·5 min readSchizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms DiscoveredA lack of adaptability in hippocampal place cells could be key to memory deficits in schizophrenia, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2017·3 min readNew Model for the Origin of Grid CellsA new study theorizes the development of grid cells depends upon the synaptic input from place cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 13, 2017·5 min readHuman Cognitive Map Scales According to SurroundingsA new study investigates how we are able to assess new locations and become orientated with the help of visual cues.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2017·5 min readBrain’s Navigation Is More Complex Than Previously ThoughtNew discovery could change the way we think about how the brain helps us to navigate.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 19, 2017·5 min readExcess Tau Protein Damages Brain’s GPS For Alzheimer’s PatientsThe spatial dissociation in Alzheimer's disease that causes people to wander may be a result of tau accumulation in the entorhinal cortex's grid cells, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 26, 2016·5 min readBrain Uses Backward Instant Replay to Recall Important Travel RoutesUsing a chocolatey reward, researchers discover how rats form some memories.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
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
