FeaturedNeuroscience·September 30, 2015·6 min readTaking Control of a Rat’s Sense of Familiarity and NoveltyResearchers take control of rats' brains to induce the animals to behave as those new images were familiar and old images were novel, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·2 min readNew Prosthesis Could Help Alzheimer’s Patients Re-Encode MemoriesA new neuroprosthesis has been developed to bypass a damaged section of the hippocampus and provide a neighboring area with correctly translated memory. The device could help people with Alzheimer's disease or those who have problems with memory following brain injury.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·2 min readBuilding Up Immunity: Sleep Strengthens Long Term Immunological MemoriesA new study reports deep sleep may be critical for the immune system to strengthen its 'memories' of previously encountered pathogens.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·5 min readRevealing the Brain’s Secrets to SuccessNew findings link brain connectivity to measures of personal success.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 28, 2015·4 min readPositive Human Traits Linked to Particular Brain ConnectionsAccording to researchers, there is a strong correspondence between positive lifestyle and behavioral traits and a particular set of connections in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2015·3 min readCannabinoid Receptors May Control Aversive MemoriesResearchers report on the role type 1 cannabinoid receptors play in controlling negative memories.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 24, 2015·3 min readMalaria During Pregnancy Causes Cognitive Defects in OffspringAccording to researchers, young mice exposed to malaria while in the uterus had memory impairments and expressed depressive behaviors.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2015·3 min readWorking Memory Affected in Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain CancerA new study reports adults who survived posterior fossa brain tumors as children have lower working memory performance than healthy adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 23, 2015·5 min readBrain Circuit Critical in Forming Episodic Memory IdentifiedResearchers identify a neural circuit that connects the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex, which is responsible for encoding episodic memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2015·3 min readIncreased Activity in Hippocampal Area Could Point to New Treatments for Age Related Memory LossA discovery about pyramidal neurons in the CA3 area of the hippocampus could help researchers develop new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other age related memory loss problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2015·3 min readResearchers Identify Possible Physiological Cause of Brain Deficits with AgingA new study appears to support the neural noise hypothesis, which proposes the signal to noise ratio in neural circuits diminishes with aging.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 22, 2015·4 min readNew Imaging Method Increases Chance of Early Detection for Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports amyloid PET imaging is as effective as the more common cerebrospinal fluid sample test for detecting Alzheimer's disease.Read More
