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The image shows the dopamine pathway with the nucleus accumbens and frontal cortex highlighted.

·July 22, 2013·4 min read

Scientists Identify Key Brain Circuits that Control Compulsive Drinking in Rats

Researchers identify circuitry in the brain which drives compulsive drinking in rats, and likely plays a similar role in humans.

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·August 13, 2013·2 min read

Newly Discovered ‘Switch’ Plays Dual Role in Memory Formation

Researchers discover a protein switch which can increase or decrease memory building, depending on the signal it detects.

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·January 22, 2014·2 min read

NMDA Receptors Can Be Blocked to Limit Neurotoxicity

Researchers obtain new results which are likely to advance efforts to develop new drugs targeting NMDA receptors in the brain.

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·December 19, 2014·7 min read

Lost Memories Might Be Able to Be Restored, Researchers Report

A new study reports long term memories might not be stored in synapses, as was previously thought.

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·February 12, 2015·2 min read

Spontaneous Activity Shapes Neuron Development

Spontaneous release of glutamate could cause neurons to grow and branch, a new study reports.

This shows a stained slice of the neocortex.

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·April 23, 2015·5 min read

Selecting Between Sensations

According to a new study, corticothalamic cells can either enhance or stifle sensory information.

This is the outline of a woman. Inside here head is an illustration of neurons.

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·July 31, 2015·4 min read

Over-Active Glutamate Receptor Gene in Females with Depression

According to a new study, postmortem brain tissue from females who suffered from depression had abnormally high expression levels of a number of genes which regulate the glutamate system.

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·August 17, 2015·1 min read

Mechanism that Triggers Disruption in Neural Communication Channels in Schizophrenia Identified

Researchers have identified a mechanism which triggers the disruption in the brain's communication channels that occurs in schizophrenia.

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·August 28, 2015·4 min read

Lighting Up Learning: Light Sensitive Switch Regulates Protein Implicated in Synaptic Plasticity

Researchers have developed a light-sensitive switch that regulates a protein implicated in synaptic plasticity. The researchers believe the photoswitch could help shed light on learning, memory and neurodegeneration.