FeaturedNeuroscience·May 28, 2015·4 min readResearchers Reactivate Lost Memories With OptogeneticsA new study claims researchers have been able to reactivate memories which could not otherwise be retrieved by using optogenetics.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 26, 2015·3 min readResearchers Identify Master Gene Regulator That Could Contribute to SchizophreniaFindings could point to a new target to treat schizophrenia.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2015·3 min readBuilding Block for Memory and Learning IdentifiedResearchers discover a key receptor which is responsible for activating opposing forms of plasticity in the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 7, 2015·2 min readResearchers Discover How a Protein Crucial to Learning and Memory WorksBy learning more about how a protein crucial for learning works, researchers move a step closer to figuring out how memory and learning work, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 10, 2014·3 min readStatins Reverse Learning Disabilities Caused by Genetic DisorderA new study reports statins may reverse learning deficits caused by a genetic mutation in Noonan syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 2, 2014·3 min readShining a Light on MemoryUsing optogenetics, researchers have been able to inactivate and then reactivate memory in genetically engineered rats.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 21, 2014·2 min readMechanism Behind the Activation of Dormant Memory Cells DiscoveredElectrical stimulation of the hippocampus activates the same receptor complexes as memory recall and learning, a new study reveals.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2013·3 min readResearch Advances Knowledge of Triggers in Memory FormationA new study advances basic understanding of the biochemical mechanisms associated with how memories are formed.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 16, 2013·3 min readSchizophrenia Linked to Abnormal Brain WavesResearchers have observed the neural activity which appears to produce the disordered thinking associated with schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 13, 2013·2 min readNewly Discovered ‘Switch’ Plays Dual Role in Memory FormationResearchers discover a protein switch which can increase or decrease memory building, depending on the signal it detects.Read More
