A lack of adaptability in hippocampal place cells could be key to memory deficits in schizophrenia, researchers report. Read More
Switching between operational modes occurs dynamically according to the demands of the task at hand, a new study reports. Read More
Researchers propose a new theory of human thinking, suggesting our brain's navigation system is key to thinking. This may explain why our knowledge seems to be organized in spatial fashion. Read More
A new study theorizes the development of grid cells depends upon the synaptic input from place cells. Read More
A new study reports, contrary to popular belief, place cells in the dentate gyrus do not remap. Instead, memory discrimination is controlled by increased co-firing of place cells and the neurons that organize which place cells discharge. Read More
The Who asked “who are you?” but Dartmouth neurobiologist Jeffrey Taube “where are you?” and “where are you going?” Taube is not asking philosophical or theological questions. He is investigating nerve cells in the brain that function in establishing one’s location and direction. Read More
A new study fills in major gaps in research about the brain's so-called 'GPS system'. Read More
A new study sheds light into a possible cause of learning difficulties in Down syndrome. 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
Using a 'smell virtual landscape', researchers discover the mammalian brain can map our surroundings based on smells alone. Read More
Researchers report the horizontal canals in the vestibular system play a key role in helping us sense our direction. 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
