FeaturedNeuroscience·August 10, 2010·3 min readPerforant Path Identified in Humans – Early ID of Alzheimer’s PossibleUC Irvine researchers have identified the perforant path in humans with the diffusion tensor imaging technique.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·August 9, 2010·1 min readGrid Cells Found in Presubiculum and Parasubiculum Important to Navigating EnvironmentGrid cells have been found in the presubiculum and parasubiculum of the rat brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 3, 2010·2 min readMemories With Emotional Content Form Even When Amygdala Is DamagedA new study from researchers at UCLA indicates that new memories with emotional content can be formed even if the amygdala is damaged. Researchers believe that other areas compensated for the damaged amygdala, and aided learning and memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2010·4 min readHard to Catch Up on Sleep Loss Study FindsSleeping in on the weekends may not allow you to recover from the sleep lost during the work week according to a recent sleep study.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2010·3 min readEarly Education Fights DementiaBrain research reveals a correlation between amount of education and dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 22, 2010·3 min readLearning and Memory Not Boosted by High Levels of SIRT1SIRT1 was again found to be important in learning and memory for mice, but boosting SIRT1 above the normal levels of expression did not lead to an improvement in learning and memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 20, 2010·3 min readNeuroscience of Music – How Music Enhances Learning Through NeuroplasticityNeuroscience research into the neuroscience of music shows that musicians' brains may be primed to distinguish meaningful sensory information from noise.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 20, 2010·3 min readNatural Substance NT-020 Increased Neural Stem Cells, Memory and Neurogenesis in Aging BrainNT-020, a combination of nutrients, increased neural stem cell proliferation, neurogenesis and helped improve memory in the aging brains of mice.Read More
ElectrophysiologyNeurologyNeuroscience·July 15, 2010·2 min readNeurobiology Research Finds GABA Interferes with Memory of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 PatientsNeurobiology research from UCLA indicates the possibility of GABA interfering with working memory in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 11, 2010·2 min readResearch Shows Sirt1 Enhances Synaptic Plasticity And MemoryResearchers at MIT have discovered that Sirtuin1, a protein encoded by the SIRT1 gene, promotes synaptic plasticity and boosts memory.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·July 9, 2010·4 min readChemical P7C3 Grows New Neurons and Improves LearningScientists find the chemical P7C3 grows new neuronal growth within the dentate gyrus and improves learning and memory.Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·October 3, 2009·3 min readProtein identified that enhances long-term memory by controlling rest intervalsDiscovery could lead to treatments for learning and memory deficits, particularly Noonan’s syndrome Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. – As most...Read More
