Blocking it stumps memory-guided decision-making in rats – NIH-funded study Awake mental replay of past experiences is essential for making... Read More
Using a 'smell virtual landscape', researchers discover the mammalian brain can map our surroundings based on smells alone. Read More
Researchers report on how memories formed in one area of the brain are replayed and transferred to a different area during rest. Read More
Switching between operational modes occurs dynamically according to the demands of the task at hand, a new study reports. Read More
Using a chocolatey reward, researchers discover how rats form some memories. Read More
Study shows how hippocampal cells can represent different hypothetical scenarios consistently and systematically over time. The findings shed new light on how place cells assist in decision making and imagination. Read More
A new study fills in major gaps in research about the brain's so-called 'GPS system'. Read More
OLM cells in the hippocampus play a key role in risk taking behavior and anxiety, researchers report. Read More
SCN2A, a gene commonly associated with intellectual ability, plays an essential role in memory formation and replay, a new study reports. Read More
Grid cells have been found in the presubiculum and parasubiculum of the rat brain. Read More
A new study sheds light into a possible cause of learning difficulties in Down syndrome. Read More
A new study reports the hippocampus puts events into sequence by changing the neural code in the rat brain. Read More
