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·September 7, 2017·2 min read

A New Learning Rule for Memory Formation and Storage Revealed

A new study questions traditional views of how memories are formed and stored in the brain. Additionally, researchers propose a new mechanism for learning.

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·May 28, 2014·3 min read

Timing Is Everything

Researchers show how the brain re-wires and fine tunes its connections differently, depending on the relative timing of sensory information.

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·October 7, 2019·4 min read

Computer model helps make sense of human memory

A newly developed artificial neural network allowed researchers to insert inhibitory circuits into the model, altering the excitatory circuits and enabling them to extend associative memory.

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·March 23, 2018·4 min read

The Brain Learns Completely Differently than We’ve Assumed Since the 20th Century

A new study challenges long held beliefs about how learning occurs. Researchers suggest learning occurs in dendrites that are in closer proximity to neurons, as opposed to occurring solely in synapses.

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·April 27, 2026·8 min read

Positive Feedback Traps New Ideas

A new study reveals the "Ant Mill" effect in social and neural networks, showing how learning rules can stall or accelerate spreading.

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·May 13, 2016·4 min read

New Learning Rule For Pattern Completion

Researchers have discovered a new learning rule for a specific type of excitatory synaptic connection in the hippocampus.

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·October 22, 2015·5 min read

The Power of Two: Neural Cliques Provide a Prewired Framework For How Neurons Connect

Researcher proposes a Theory of Connectivity which suggests neural cliques provide a basic framework for how neurons connect and function.

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·July 9, 2017·4 min read

New Clues to How Memories Form in the Brain

A study recently published in Neuron may provide new insights into how memory forms in the brain. Researchers discovered acquired olfactory memory is associated with synaptic long term potentiation, which can last for at least two weeks.