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Histamines Can Boost Long Term Memory of Objects

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 8, 2019

Researchers report histamines can help improve memory of objects up-to 25 days longer than normal in mice, as well as improving people's long term memory test scores. The study suggests taking histamines may help alleviate symptoms of memory disorders such as Alzheimer's and other dementias.... Read More...

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New Insight Into the Process of New Neuron Generation in the Adult Brain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 3, 2019

Researchers discover the protein nestin produced in astrocytes plays a role in inhibiting neural differentiation. The study reports nestin does not control adult neurogenesis by acting within neural stem cells, but by regulating Notch signals neural stem cells receive from astrocytes. ... Read More...

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Why Two People See the Same Thing But Have Different Memories

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 1, 2019

Researchers investigate why two people who experience the same event often have different memories of what occurred.... Read More...

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Touch Can Produce Detailed, Lasting Memories

Neuroscience NewsNovember 27, 2018

According to a new study, exploring objects through touch can generate detailed, lasting memories of the object, even when people don't intend to memorize the details of the object. ... Read More...

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Sleep Helps Us Predict Regular Sequences of Events

Neuroscience NewsOctober 19, 2018

A new study reports sleeps help improve learning performance in predictable processes.... Read More...

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Life is Like a Box of Hippocampal Scenes

Neuroscience NewsOctober 8, 2018

A new neuroimaging study of people watching the movie Forrest Gump reveals the hippocampus is sensitive to meaningful units of experience, rather than perceptual cues.... Read More...

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What Helps Form Long Term Memory Also Drives ALS

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

Researchers reveal a small region of Ataxin-2, a protein implicated in long term memory, may drive the progression of ALS. ... Read More...

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Deep Space Radiation Treatment Reboots Brain’s Immune System

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2018

Researchers report a new 'anti-radiation' medication can help protect astronauts' brains from the cosmic radiation of deep space. ... Read More...

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Researchers ‘Transfer’ a Memory

Neuroscience NewsMay 14, 2018

A new study reports researchers have successfully generated an artificial memory by injecting a sea snail with the RNA from another. Researchers say this approach could lead to new treatments to restore memory and alter traumatic memories in humans.... Read More...

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Parkinson’s Disease and Binge Eating

Neuroscience NewsApril 3, 2018

A new study sheds light on why some people with Parkinson's disease binge eat. Researchers report working memory impairment and alterations in reward sensitivity could be behind why binge eating can be problematic in those with Parkinson's.... Read More...

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Long-Lasting Brain Proteins Offer Clues to How Memories Last a Lifetime

Neuroscience NewsApril 3, 2018

Researcher report long-lasting proteins in the brain could be a crucial part of the molecular machinery that helps govern long term memory and learning.... Read More...

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Nicotinic Receptor and Long-Term Memory Study Paves Way for Targeted Dementia Therapy

Neuroscience NewsMarch 27, 2018

Researchers report alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors enhance communication between the hippocampus and frontal cortex, where as a4b7 nicotinic receptors decrease the communication. The findings may have implications for the way stimulation of acetylcholine can be used to treat dementia.... Read More...

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