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·April 10, 2012·3 min read

New MRI Technique May Predict Progress of Dementias

Computer Modeling Supports Theory That Many Dementias Spread Like Prion Diseases. A new technique for analyzing brain images offers the...

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·October 9, 2012·2 min read

Rare Genetic Disorder Points to Molecules that May Play Role in Schizophrenia

Scientists studying a rare genetic disorder have identified a molecular pathway that may play a role in schizophrenia, according to new research. The findings may one day guide researchers to new treatment options for people with schizophrenia - a devastating disease that affects approximately 1 percent of the world's population.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2012·2 min read

Discovery of Gatekeeper Nerve Cells Explains the Effect of Nicotine on Learning and Memory

Researchers discovered a new group of nerve cells that regulate processes of learning and memory. These cells act as gatekeepers and carry a receptor for nicotine, which can help explain our ability to remember and sort information. The newly discovered gatekeeper nerve cells, also called OLM-alpha2 cells, provide an explanation to how the flow of information is controlled in the hippocampus.

The image is a pencil drawing of the hippocampus.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 19, 2013·3 min read

Reading the Minds of Mice

Researchers recently developed a system for observing real-time brain activity in a live mouse. The device could prove useful in studying new treatments for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 28, 2013·4 min read

Neuroscientists Pinpoint Location of Fear Memory in Amygdala

Researchers examine the how fear responses are learned, controlled, and memorized. They show that a particular class of neurons in a subdivision of the amygdala plays an active role in these processes.

Entorhinal cortical neurons and traces are shown and described in the caption.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2012·5 min read

Researchers Discover that the Sleeping Brain Behaves as if it’s Remembering Something

UCLA researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer's disease during sleep. They discovered that the entorhinal cortex behaves as if it's remembering something, even under anesthesia, a finding that counters conventional theories about memory consolidation during sleep.

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 9, 2012·2 min read

Neuroscientists Launch 5 Year Study of Music Education and Child Brain Development

Researchers at USC Brain and Creativity Institute will explore the effects of intense music training on cognitive development in LA Phil's YOLA at HOLA program. The five-year research project will offer researchers an opportunity to provide new insights and add data about the role of early music engagement in learning and brain function.

Psychology

·March 2, 2012·2 min read

New Software Responds to Students’ Emotions, Boredom

Emotion-sensing computer software that models and responds to students’ cognitive and emotional states – including frustration and boredom – has...

The image shows the location of the hippocampus in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 3, 2013·3 min read

Manipulating Memory in the Hippocampus

Modifying the levels of tomosyn protein in the hippocampus of mice, researchers noted over production of the protein led to a sharp decline in the ability to learn and memorize information.

Psychology

·October 15, 2012·3 min read

Language is Shaped by Brain’s Desire for Clarity and Ease

Using an artificial language in a carefully controlled laboratory experiment, researchers found that many changes to language are simply the brain's way of ensuring that communication is as precise and concise as possible.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·September 13, 2012·3 min read

Stress Breaks Loops that Hold Short-Term Memory Together

By watching individual neurons at work, a group of psychologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has revealed just how stress can addle the mind, as well as how neurons in the brain's prefrontal cortex help remember information in the first place.

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·January 21, 2011·3 min read

Practicing Memory Recall Boosts Science Learning

Psychology researchers recently found that practicing memory recall lead to improved long-term retention of science information when compared to other...

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memory research

New MRI Technique May Predict Progress of Dementias

Rare Genetic Disorder Points to Molecules that May Play Role in Schizophrenia

Discovery of Gatekeeper Nerve Cells Explains the Effect of Nicotine on Learning and Memory

Reading the Minds of Mice

Neuroscientists Pinpoint Location of Fear Memory in Amygdala

Researchers Discover that the Sleeping Brain Behaves as if it’s Remembering Something

Neuroscientists Launch 5 Year Study of Music Education and Child Brain Development

New Software Responds to Students’ Emotions, Boredom

Manipulating Memory in the Hippocampus

Language is Shaped by Brain’s Desire for Clarity and Ease

Stress Breaks Loops that Hold Short-Term Memory Together

Practicing Memory Recall Boosts Science Learning

Jamais Vu: When the Familiar Turns Eerily New

New Tools Illuminate Myelin Growth in Infants

From Vinyl to Visions: Fruit Flies Showcase Decision-Making Prowess

Jellyfish Show Remarkable Learning Skills

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