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perirhinal cortex

·September 23, 2019·2 min read

Critical role of brain circuits in improving learning and memory revealed

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.

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.

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·March 6, 2019·7 min read

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

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

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·January 15, 2019·3 min read

New Way By Which the Brain Marks Time Identified

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.

a diagram of a person remembering sunglasses

Featured Neuroscience

·January 8, 2019·6 min read

Histamines Can Boost Long Term Memory of Objects

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.

Image shows the basolateral amygdala highlighted in the brain.

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·December 19, 2017·6 min read

Direct Amygdala Stimulation Can Enhance Memory in Humans

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.

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·August 10, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Recognizes Familiar Faces

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

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·September 30, 2015·6 min read

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

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.

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

How Imagination Fuels Empathy and Prosocial Behavior

Dopamine’s Role in Learning from Rewards and Penalties

Taste-Driven AI Algorithms Enhance Wine Selections

Peptide PACAP’s Key Role in Alcohol Addiction

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