FeaturedNeuroscience·October 14, 2018·4 min readPrevious Motherhood Could Affect Hormone Therapy’s Ability to Prevent Memory LossA new study reports mother rats who received hormone replacement therapy responded worse to memory and spatial learning tasks than those who had not given birth. Researchers suggest a woman's reproductive history could impact how the brain responds to hormones later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 14, 2018·5 min readTwo Seemingly Opposing Forces in the Brain Cooperate to Enhance Memory FormationResearchers say homeostatic synaptic plasticity facilitates Hebbian plasticity, influencing memory formation and learning.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 11, 2018·4 min readResearchers Unexpectedly Reprogram Mature Neurons in MiceResearchers have made a surprise discovery that could help provide treatment options for a range of conditions from Parkinson's disease to depression. Researching how to transform supportive brain cells into neurons, the scientists unexpectedly transformed mature inhibitory striatal neurons into dopamine producing neurons.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 19, 2018·3 min readNew Insight Into AgingResearchers report plasticity is dysregulated in older brains, but increasing levels of GABA can induce longer lasting changes in the auditory cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 1, 2018·4 min readRewiring the Brain to Fight EpilepsySema4D not only reduces the severity of seizures in mouse models of epilepsy, it also helps to increase the number of inhibitory synapses in the brains of the animals, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 31, 2018·5 min readLong Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in ActionResearchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing brain.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 26, 2018·4 min readComputational Model Analysis Reveals Serotonin Speeds LearningA new machine learning algorithm reveals serotonin can help speed up learning rates.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 22, 2018·5 min readBroken Shuttle May Interfere with Learning in Brain DisordersResearchers report the gamma-CaMPII protein plays a critical role in learning and memory. The shuttle protein may be dysfunctional in those with Schizophrenia and autism, hindering learning abilities, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2018·4 min readThorny Life of New Born NeuronsA new study reports repeated stimulation enlarges dendritic spines, enabling contact with existing neural networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 23, 2018·5 min readMemory Molecule Limits Plasticity by Calibrating CalciumResearchers have identified a novel role the RGS14 protein plays in limiting synaptic plasticity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 10, 2018·5 min readNeuroscientists Find First Evidence Animals Can Mentally Replay Past EventsIndiana University researchers provide evidence that rats are able to mentally replay memories of past events. The study reveals the animals' memories were long lasting and resistant to interference from other memories, both of which are hallmarks of episodic memory, researchers say.Read More
