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·September 4, 2017·5 min read

Schizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered

A lack of adaptability in hippocampal place cells could be key to memory deficits in schizophrenia, researchers report.

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·September 2, 2017·5 min read

Bone Derived Hormone Reverses Age Related Memory Loss: Mouse Study

Researchers report boosting levels of osteocalcin in the blood may help reverse age related memory loss in mice.

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·August 25, 2017·5 min read

Dancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain

Numerous recent studies have shown a link between exercise and improved cognitive performance in older people. A new study reveals dancing may have the most profound effect on cognitive health.

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·August 25, 2017·3 min read

Delving Into Dopamine

Researchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories.

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·August 24, 2017·5 min read

Don’t Multitask While You Read This

A new study reveals that while multitasking diminishes our ability to remember some things, we can still focus on important information while our attention is divided.

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·August 24, 2017·3 min read

Exercising Immediately After Study May Help You Remember

Researchers reveal participating in low impact step aerobics for five minutes following learning helped people to retain information they had just learned better than those who did not exercise.

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·August 17, 2017·6 min read

Mind Flex: Neurons Involved in Memory and Learning Less Stable and More Flexible Than Thought

Harvard researchers reveal neurons associated with memory formation may be far more flexible than previously believed. They report their findings point to plasticity in neural networks that help with the integration of new information.

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·August 17, 2017·6 min read

How We Recall the Past

Researchers have identified a neural circuit that is critical for memory retrieval.

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·August 15, 2017·5 min read

Firmer, Fitter Frame Linked to Firmer, Fitter Brain

Using magnetic resonance elastography, researchers find people who are aerobically fit tend to have a more elastic and firmer hippocampus.

Image shows the location of the amygdala in the brain.

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·August 15, 2017·4 min read

Adult Brains Produce New Cells in Previously Undiscovered Area

University of Queensland researchers report they have discovered evidence of neurogenesis in the amygdala. Researchers say their findings could help develop new avenues of treatment for fear processing disorders.