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·January 26, 2022·4 min read

Can Brain Stimulation Improve Memory Formation?

Electrical stimulation improves verbal memory for those with responsive neurostimulation implants when activated during certain memory tasks.

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·January 26, 2022·4 min read

New Links Between Brain Over-Activity and Schizophrenia Symptoms

Over-activity in the hippocampus has been linked to certain symptoms of schizophrenia.

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·January 25, 2022·3 min read

An Alternative Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s Based on Synaptic Alterations

Amyloid precursor protein accumulated with an excess of presynaptic proteins, whereas post synaptic proteins were depleted.

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·January 20, 2022·6 min read

Old Neurons Can Block Neurogenesis in Mice

Hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function were improved in aging mice by destroying senescent cells in the aging stem cell niche.

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·January 10, 2022·3 min read

New Neural Circuits That Regulate Spatial Learning and Memory in the Brain’s Hippocampal Formation Discovered

Study identifies a novel neural circuit that regulates spatial learning and memory in the brain's hippocampal formation.

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·December 28, 2021·3 min read

How the Hippocampus Orchestrates Memory Consolidation

Study reveals how the CA2 region of the hippocampus plays a key role in long-term memory consolidation.

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·December 22, 2021·5 min read

Neurons in the Olfactory Cortex Link Smells to Places

Neurons in the primary olfactory cortex play a role in encoding spatial maps, a new study reports.

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·December 19, 2021·5 min read

An Element of Surprise Is the Recipe for Creating False Memories

Memory editing occurs on the fly, leaving the brain susceptible to creating memories that may not be accurate.

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·December 15, 2021·4 min read

Long-Term and Short-Term Memory Vie for Brain Space

Long-term memory consolidation and short-term memory processes that occur during sleep do so at a cost to one another.

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·December 7, 2021·6 min read

Seizures and Memory Problems in Epilepsy May Have a Common Cause

Deficits in the dentate gyrus function that causes memory problems may be associated with epileptic seizures a new study reports. The abnormal activity leads to over-extinction, spurring on seizures.

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·December 6, 2021·4 min read

Study Find First in Human Evidence of How Memories Form

Researchers have identified the characteristics of over 100 memory-sensitive neurons that play a key role in how memories are recalled in the brain.

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·December 5, 2021·4 min read

New Insight Into How Antidepressant Drugs Work

Hippocampal HCN channels are more highly expressed in people with major depressive disorder. Antidepressants that increase cAMP signaling interfere with TRIP8b's ability to bind to HCN channels, helping to restore cognitive ability in those with MDD.

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hippocampus

Can Brain Stimulation Improve Memory Formation?

New Links Between Brain Over-Activity and Schizophrenia Symptoms

An Alternative Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s Based on Synaptic Alterations

Old Neurons Can Block Neurogenesis in Mice

New Neural Circuits That Regulate Spatial Learning and Memory in the Brain’s Hippocampal Formation Discovered

How the Hippocampus Orchestrates Memory Consolidation

Neurons in the Olfactory Cortex Link Smells to Places

An Element of Surprise Is the Recipe for Creating False Memories

Long-Term and Short-Term Memory Vie for Brain Space

Seizures and Memory Problems in Epilepsy May Have a Common Cause

Study Find First in Human Evidence of How Memories Form

New Insight Into How Antidepressant Drugs Work

AI Body Gap: Why Robots Need “Internal Feelings” to be Safe

Wetware AI: Living Brain Cells Trained to Run Chaos Math

Mapping the Brain’s Internal Stopwatch

Individual Cone Cells Create Our Sharpest Sight

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