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·December 9, 2010·3 min read

Acetylcholine and SK Channels Involved in Learning and Memory

New research on learning describes the interaction between acetlycholine receptors and SK channels and their involvement in learning and memory. These findings could lead to new research targeting acetylcholine and SK channels to help cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia as well as help understand learning and memory better.

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·October 22, 2010·3 min read

70 Years Old and Smarter Than Ever

A large study of 70-year-olds born in either 1901-1902, or 1930, provides evidence that the population of 70-year-olds in 2000 did much better on intelligence tests than the 70-year-olds of 1971-72.

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·September 30, 2010·2 min read

Breast Cancer Patients’ Brain Tissue Altered by Chemotherapy

Brain imaging studies of women with breast cancer before and after chemotherapy treatments show grey matter is being affected during the chemotherapy treatments. Brain areas believed to be critical for multi-tasking, memory and other cognitive functions were seen to change during the chemotherapy.

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·September 22, 2010·3 min read

Can Career Choices Influence Dementia?

Correlating data from 588 patients diagnosed with frontotemporal lobe degeneration (FTLD), researchers found that subjects with professions which related highly for verbal skills had greater tissue loss on the right hand side of the brain. By contrast, those whose professions required less aptitude for verbal skills, for example flight engineers, had more tissue damage to the left hand side of the brain.

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·September 17, 2010·3 min read

Disabling The RGS14 Gene Makes Mice Smarter

Researchers have discovered that disabling the RGS14 gene in mice can make them smarter. When the RGS14 gene was disabled within the CA2 region of the hippocampus, researchers found that mice were better able to remember objects they had explored and learn to navigate mazes better than regular mice.

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·September 15, 2010·2 min read

Physically Fit Children Have Bigger Hippocampal Volume

Neuroscientists have reported they have found an association between physical fitness and brain development in children. The report suggests children who are physically fitter tend to have larger hippocampi and perform better in memory based tests than their less fit counterparts.

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·August 19, 2010·4 min read

Pesticides Linked to ADHD and Attention Problems

Scientists have found evidence linking pesticides to attention problems in children.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·August 12, 2010·2 min read

Single Neurons and Dendrites Can Detect Different Input Sequences

UCL neuroscientists have shown that a single neuron, and even a single dendrite, can respond differently to unique sequences of input.

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·August 10, 2010·3 min read

Perforant Path Identified in Humans – Early ID of Alzheimer’s Possible

UC Irvine researchers have identified the perforant path in humans with the diffusion tensor imaging technique.

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·August 9, 2010·1 min read

Grid Cells Found in Presubiculum and Parasubiculum Important to Navigating Environment

Grid cells have been found in the presubiculum and parasubiculum of the rat brain.

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·August 3, 2010·2 min read

Memories With Emotional Content Form Even When Amygdala Is Damaged

A 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.