FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 31, 2017·4 min readMetabolic Enzyme Fuels Molecular Machinery of MemoryResearchers find genetic clues as to how mice lay down spatial memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2017·5 min readLearning to Read in Your 30s Profoundly Transforms the BrainFindings shed light on possible causes for reading disorders such as dyslexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 17, 2017·5 min readPrecise Mechanisms of a Calcium Dependent Kinase During the Formation of New MemoriesStudy documents how CaMKII acts during synaptic plasticity, providing clues about the molecular signals that regulate memory formation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2017·3 min readResearch Seeks to Boost Memory and Performance with Targeted Electrical StimulationResearchers look to transdermal electrical neuromodulation to help boost performance and memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 19, 2017·4 min readCloser Look at Brain Circuits Reveals Important Role of GeneticsResearchers report neurons in areas of the brain associated with memory formation can form networks in the absence of synaptic activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 19, 2017·4 min readBeet This: Beetroot Juice Before Exercise Helps Older Brains Perform More EfficientlyResearchers say drinking beetroot juice prior to exercise can help the aging brain to perform more efficiently.Read More
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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017·5 min readBrain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind PeopleResearchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 4, 2017·3 min readThe Chef’s BrainResearchers report a chef's skills and expertise are embodied in the cerebellum, an area of the brain associated with motor function and cognition.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 13, 2017·4 min readNeurons Support Cancer Growth Throughout the BodyResearchers consider whether targeting neurons could be an effective way to treat a variety of cancers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 6, 2017·4 min readNew Software Automates Brain ImagingNewly developed software allows researchers to study synaptic plasticity in dendritic spines.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2017·4 min readBrain Plasticity: How Adult Born Neurons Get WiredResearchers report adult neurogenesis not only helps increase the number of cells in a neural network, it also promotes plasticity in the existing network. Additionally, they have identified the role the Bax gene plays in synaptic pruning.Read More