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·September 9, 2019·3 min read

‘Superagers’ over 80 have the memory and brain connectivity of twenty-somethings

Both the default mode network and salience network in superagers had stronger connectivity than typical older adults and similar connectivity as younger adults. Superagers performed similarly to young adults and better than typical older adults in recognition and episodic memory tasks.

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·August 30, 2019·4 min read

Blue Brain finds how neurons in the mouse neocortex form billions of synaptic connections

Scientists generated statistical instances of the micro-connectome, containing over 10 million neurons. The model spans five orders of magnitude and contains 88 billion synaptic connections.

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·August 29, 2019·6 min read

Machine learning algorithm can’t distinguish these lab mini-brains from preemie babies

Machine learning is unable to tell the difference in brain activity between a lab-grown mini-brain and that of a preterm infant who has reached full-term.

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·August 24, 2019·4 min read

How memories form and fade

Stable memories are encoded by teams of neurons firing in synchrony, providing redundancy that enables the memory to persist over time.

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·August 16, 2019·5 min read

Finding the brain’s compass

Researchers have identified a neural network in mice that transfers high dimensional complex information about the environment to a simple abstract object in the brain.

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·July 22, 2019·2 min read

Hypothalamus pathway drives defense behaviors

A newly discovered pathway that links the hypothalamus and midbrain drives innate defense behaviors. The findings could have implications for developing therapies for anxiety disorders.

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·July 20, 2019·3 min read

Newly discovered neural pathway processes acute light to affect sleep

Study challenges the widely accepted belief that all light information is relayed through the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which synchronizes the circadian rhythm.

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·July 15, 2019·4 min read

Research Identifies New Pathways for Sensory Learning in the Brain

Automated robotic technology allows researchers to identify new pathways activated when the brain rewires circuits in response to experience.

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·July 13, 2019·4 min read

Researchers link aging with changes in brain networks related to cognition

As people age, the brain networks associated with cognition become less efficient at information transfer and more vulnerable to disturbance.

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·July 8, 2019·4 min read

Structure of brain networks is not fixed

Brain networks are spatially and functionally fluid, and not static, as previously believed.

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·June 27, 2019·4 min read

Researchers grow active mini-brain-networks

A cerebral organoid allows researchers to detect dynamic changes in calcium ion activity and visualize comprehensive cell activities.

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·June 27, 2019·3 min read

Dementia study links gene with damage to brain connections

Post mortem examinations of brain tissue from Alzheimer's patients revealed synapses contained clumps of clusterin, in addition to amyloid beta. The clumps were more abundant in those with genetic risk factors from Alzheimer's disease.