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Critical role of brain circuits in improving learning and memory revealed

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 23, 2019

A newly identified neural network in the hippocampal formation plays a critical role in memory and object-location learning. The findings are highly relevant to learning and memory disorders, including Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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An image of green poison ivy leaves with "summer" under the image is positioned above an image of red and orange poison ivy leaves with "fall and spring" under it. Both of these images are to the left of a graphic of a brain with the striatum and hippocampus drawn in and labeled. Areas are labeled with the words avoid, red, leaflets, shiny, and summer on the graphic.

More Than Just Memories: A New Role for the Hippocampus During Learning

Neuroscience NewsMarch 6, 2019

A new role for the hippocampus involving pattern separation and conjunctive representation in reinforcement learning is discussed.... Read More...

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New Way By Which the Brain Marks Time Identified

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 15, 2019

A new neuroimaging study helped researchers capture the processes by which the brain stores information related to when events happen. The findings could help further the understanding of age related dementia. ... Read More...

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Histamines Can Boost Long Term Memory of Objects

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 8, 2019

Researchers report histamines can help improve memory of objects up-to 25 days longer than normal in mice, as well as improving people's long term memory test scores. The study suggests taking histamines may help alleviate symptoms of memory disorders such as Alzheimer's and other dementias.... Read More...

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Image shows the basolateral amygdala highlighted in the brain.

Direct Amygdala Stimulation Can Enhance Memory in Humans

Neuroscience NewsDecember 19, 2017

Researchers report in a new PNAS study that direct stimulation of the amygdala can enhance memory of images a day later, if the stimulation is applied immediately after the images are viewed.... Read More...

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How the Brain Recognizes Familiar Faces

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2017

Researchers discover two new areas of the brain involved in facial processing.... Read More...

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Taking Control of a Rat’s Sense of Familiarity and Novelty

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 30, 2015

Researchers take control of rats' brains to induce the animals to behave as those new images were familiar and old images were novel, a new study reports.... Read More...

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perirhinal cortex

Critical role of brain circuits in improving learning and memory revealed

More Than Just Memories: A New Role for the Hippocampus During Learning

New Way By Which the Brain Marks Time Identified

Histamines Can Boost Long Term Memory of Objects

Direct Amygdala Stimulation Can Enhance Memory in Humans

Taking Control of a Rat’s Sense of Familiarity and Novelty