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·January 17, 2025·7 min read

Mapping IL-1’s Role in Mood, Memory, and Sensory Circuits

A comprehensive study mapped neuronal IL-1R1 (nIL-1R1) expression in the mouse brain, highlighting its role in sensory processing, mood, and memory regulation. Researchers found that neurons expressing IL-1R1 integrate immune and neural signals, revealing connections between inflammation and brain disorders like depression and anxiety.

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·January 15, 2025·5 min read

Food Memories Drive Overeating and Obesity

A new study identifies neurons in the hippocampus that store food-specific memories, directly influencing overeating and body weight. These neurons, which encode memories for sugar and fat, act as "memory traces" that drive dietary behavior and metabolism.

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·January 15, 2025·8 min read

How the Brain Uses Place Cells to Anchor Episodic Memories

Researchers have developed a model explaining how place cells in the hippocampus anchor both spatial and episodic memories. Grid cells in the entorhinal cortex interact with hippocampal cells to create a scaffold, linking memories to specific neural patterns.

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·January 8, 2025·4 min read

Sleep Loss Weakens Brain’s Ability to Block Unwanted Memories

New research reveals that sleep deprivation hampers the brain’s ability to suppress intrusive memories, a process critical for mental health. The study found that well-rested individuals could engage the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to inhibit unwanted memories, while sleep-deprived participants struggled.

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·January 7, 2025·4 min read

False Memories Are Harder to Create Than Once Thought

A new analysis challenges long-standing claims about the ease of implanting false memories, often cited in court cases to discredit witnesses. Researchers re-evaluated data from a 2023 replication of the "Lost in the Mall" study, finding that none of the participants formed fully false memories of a fabricated childhood event.

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·January 5, 2025·6 min read

Pupil Dynamics During Sleep Reveal Brain’s Memory-Saving Secrets

Researchers have discovered that pupil size during non-REM sleep correlates with memory consolidation. When pupils contract, the brain focuses on consolidating new memories; when dilated, it processes older ones.

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·January 4, 2025·4 min read

Mediterranean Diet Improves Memory via Gut Microbiome Changes

A new study reveals that the Mediterranean diet may enhance cognitive function by altering gut microbiota. Rats fed a Mediterranean-style diet showed distinct bacterial changes linked to better memory, cognitive flexibility, and working memory compared to those on a Western diet.

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·January 2, 2025·4 min read

Poor Sleep Linked to Difficulty Controlling Unwanted Thoughts

Sleep deprivation impairs brain regions responsible for suppressing unwanted thoughts, contributing to mental health challenges. Functional neuroimaging revealed reduced activation in the prefrontal cortex and increased hippocampal activity in sleep-deprived individuals, suggesting memory control deficits.

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·December 27, 2024·5 min read

Classical vs. Operant Conditioning: The Brain’s Memory Tug-of-War

Classical and operant conditioning compete in the brain, preventing simultaneous learning of conflicting actions. Using fruit flies, researchers demonstrated that attempting to teach both types of learning simultaneously results in confusion and no clear memory formation.

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·December 20, 2024·4 min read

How Alcohol Impairs the Brain’s Ability to Adapt and Learn

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) disrupts cognitive flexibility, crucial for learning and adapting to change. New research reveals that chronic alcohol exposure alters the firing patterns of cholinergic interneurons (CINs), key neurons in the brain’s striatum that regulate dopamine and influence reward-driven learning.

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·December 17, 2024·4 min read

Lab-Grown Neurons Mimic Brain Networks, Exhibit Neuroplasticity

Researchers have developed lab-grown neurons that behave more like real brain networks, advancing the study of learning and memory. Using microfluidic devices, the neurons formed diverse and functional networks, resembling those seen in living nervous systems.

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·December 17, 2024·4 min read

Breathing Rhythms During Sleep Strengthen Memory Consolidation

New research shows that breathing rhythms during sleep synchronize brain waves in the hippocampus, a region essential for memory consolidation. These brain waves—slow waves, spindles, and ripples—occur at specific points in the breathing cycle, suggesting breathing plays a key role in memory processing.

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Memory

Mapping IL-1’s Role in Mood, Memory, and Sensory Circuits

Food Memories Drive Overeating and Obesity

How the Brain Uses Place Cells to Anchor Episodic Memories

Sleep Loss Weakens Brain’s Ability to Block Unwanted Memories

False Memories Are Harder to Create Than Once Thought

Pupil Dynamics During Sleep Reveal Brain’s Memory-Saving Secrets

Mediterranean Diet Improves Memory via Gut Microbiome Changes

Poor Sleep Linked to Difficulty Controlling Unwanted Thoughts

Classical vs. Operant Conditioning: The Brain’s Memory Tug-of-War

How Alcohol Impairs the Brain’s Ability to Adapt and Learn

Lab-Grown Neurons Mimic Brain Networks, Exhibit Neuroplasticity

Breathing Rhythms During Sleep Strengthen Memory Consolidation

Synchronizing Nerve Stimulation With Heartbeat Boosts Effectiveness

How the Brain Processes Space and Time

REM Sleep Delays May Indicate Early Alzheimer’s

Opioid Dysregulation in the Brain Tied to Eating Disorders

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