FeaturedNeuroscience·April 19, 2017·5 min readBrain Sets Unique Learning Rate for Everything We Do By Self Adjusting to the EnvironmentUsing a synaptic mechanism called metaplasticity, the brain can self adjust learning rates, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 23, 2018·5 min readHow Experience Changes Basics of Memory FormationResearchers report animals with previous conditioned experiences form memories using different plasticity mechanisms to naive subjects, even if they are about to learn the same thing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 16, 2020·3 min readChanges to the Brain’s Reward System May Drive Overeating in MiceDiet-induced changes to the reward system and innate differences may predispose mice to over-eating.Read More