GeneticsNeuroethics·March 9, 2012·2 min readGenetic Manipulation Boosts Growth of Brain Cells Linked to Learning, Enhances Effects of AntidepressantsSouthwestern Medical Center investigators have identified a genetic manipulation that increases the development of neurons in the brain during aging...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 5, 2012·3 min readMaking Memories: How 1 Protein Does ItMicroRNAs key to memory and learning process. Studying tiny bits of genetic material that control protein formation in the brain,...Read More
Neuroscience·March 5, 2012·2 min readScientists Search for Source of CreativityIt takes two to tango. Two hemispheres of your brain, that is. USC researchers are working to pin down the...Read More
Psychology·March 2, 2012·2 min readNew Software Responds to Students’ Emotions, BoredomEmotion-sensing computer software that models and responds to students’ cognitive and emotional states – including frustration and boredom – has...Read More
Neurology·March 1, 2012·2 min readHow Marijuana Impairs MemoryA major downside of the medical use of marijuana is the drug’s ill effects on working memory, the ability to...Read More
Neurology·February 29, 2012·3 min readReversing Alzheimer’s Gene Blockade Can Restore Memory, Other Cognitive FunctionsNeuroscientists show that HDAC2 enzyme could be a good target for new drugs. MIT neuroscientists have shown that an enzyme...Read More
Neurology·February 27, 2012·1 min readLow Levels of Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Cause Memory ProblemsA diet lacking in omega-3 fatty acids, nutrients commonly found in fish, may cause your brain to age faster and...Read More
Neuroscience·February 23, 2012·3 min readMemory Formation Triggered by Stem Cell DevelopmentResearchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain...Read More
Neuroscience·February 14, 2012·2 min readPeople Forage for Memories in the Same Way Birds Forage for BerriesHumans move between ‘patches’ in their memory using the same strategy as bees flitting between flowers for pollen or birds...Read More
Neurology·February 9, 2012·4 min readDrug Quickly Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in MiceCase Western Reserve researchers discover FDA-approved drug rapidly clears amyloid from the brain and reverses cognitive defects. Neuroscientists at Case...Read More
Neurology·February 8, 2012·2 min readScientists Boost Memory by Stimulating Key Site in BrainMechanism holds potential for improving recall in dementia patients. Have you ever gone to the movies and forgotten where you...Read More
Neuroscience·February 6, 2012·2 min readWorking Memory and the BrainVisual working memory not as specialized in the brain as visual encoding, study finds. Researchers have long known that specific...Read More
