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This fMRI scan shows the location of the amygdala in the brain.

·September 22, 2013·3 min read

Calming Fear During Sleep

Researchers reduce fear by exposing people to the memory over and over while they slept. The finding could provide a new treatment option for those who suffer from phobias.

This image shows ortical and hippocampal neuronal activity during νC state. The caption best describes the image.

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·September 19, 2013·4 min read

Coma: Researchers Observe Never Before Detected Brain Activity

Researchers observe brain activity beyond a flat line EEG in human patients with extreme deep hypoxic comas.

This is a microscopic view of the entorhinal cortex.

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·September 19, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Gain New Insights into the Workings of the Brain

Researchers obtain new insight into the functioning of a region of the brain involved in spatial orientation, but which is damaged by Alzheimer's disease.

This is a modified drawing of the neural circuitry of the rodent hippocampus.

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·September 18, 2013·2 min read

Study Helps Deconstruct Estrogen’s Role in Memory

New research uncovers the role estrogen plays in memory formation.

The illustration shows a human head with a thought bubble for a brain.

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·September 18, 2013·5 min read

How Old Memories Fade Away

Researchers discover a gene essential for memory extinction. The finding could lead to new treatments for PTSD.

The image shows an Aricept Donepezil Hydrochloride cognitive enhancement pill.

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·September 16, 2013·3 min read

Cognitive Enhancers Don’t Improve Cognition or Function in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Cognitive enhancement drugs do not help improve cognition or function in the long term for patients with mild cognitive impairment, a new study shows.

This is an image of a Drosophila melanogaster fruit fly.

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·September 12, 2013·2 min read

Scientists Pinpoint Proteins Vital to Long-Term Memory

Researchers have identified a group of proteins essential to the formation of long-term memories.

The image is an MRI showing the location of the amygdala.

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·September 10, 2013·2 min read

Scientists Discover a Novel Opiate Addiction Switch in the Brain

A new study reveals the underlying molecular process by which opiate addiction develops in the brain.

The image shows the location of the cerebral cortex in the brain.

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·September 10, 2013·2 min read

Study Creates New Memories by Directly Changing the Brain

Researchers create new and specific memories by directly manipulating brain cells in the cerebral cortex of rodents.

This image is a brain scan of a person with methamphetamine addiction.

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·September 10, 2013·3 min read

Study Suggests Possibility of Selectively Erasing Unwanted Memories

Researchers erase drug associated memories in mice and rats without affecting other memories.

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·August 13, 2013·2 min read

Newly Discovered ‘Switch’ Plays Dual Role in Memory Formation

Researchers discover a protein switch which can increase or decrease memory building, depending on the signal it detects.

This image is a coronal section through the main olfactory bulb of an adult male mouse.

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·August 12, 2013·2 min read

Sense of Smell: The Nose and Brain Make Quite a Team, in Disconnection

Olfactory retentivity persists at a central level, helping us to identify new odors in complex environments and memorize smells, a new study suggests.