FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2017·4 min readBrain Takes Seconds to Switch Modes During TasksSwitching between operational modes occurs dynamically according to the demands of the task at hand, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 4, 2017·5 min readSchizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms DiscoveredA lack of adaptability in hippocampal place cells could be key to memory deficits in schizophrenia, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 16, 2017·4 min readNew Brain Area Implicated in Navigation and Spatial MemoryA new study reveals how patterns of neural activity in the retrosplenial cortex assist with navigation and spatial memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 21, 2017·3 min readNew Model for the Origin of Grid CellsA new study theorizes the development of grid cells depends upon the synaptic input from place cells.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 8, 2017·4 min readHippocampus Can Organize Memories for Events as Well as PlacesA new study reports the hippocampus puts events into sequence by changing the neural code in the rat brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 6, 2017·5 min readHow Learning in the Present Shapes Future LearningA new study reveals how neurons in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampal neurons work together to help guide future learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 20, 2017·4 min readHow the Brain Remembers Fearful ExperiencesBefore a rat avoids a place of which they hold fearful memories, the brain recalls memories of the physical location where the event occurred, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 26, 2016·5 min readBrain Uses Backward Instant Replay to Recall Important Travel RoutesUsing a chocolatey reward, researchers discover how rats form some memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 19, 2016·3 min readBrain Files Memories As We SleepResearchers report on how memories formed in one area of the brain are replayed and transferred to a different area during rest.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2016·4 min readBrain’s GPS System Tracks Location While at RestA new study fills in major gaps in research about the brain's so-called 'GPS system'.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 20, 2016·4 min readHow The Vestibular System Influences NavigationResearchers report the horizontal canals in the vestibular system play a key role in helping us sense our direction.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 2, 2015·3 min readStudy of ‘Inner GPS’ May Aid Alzheimer’s DiagnosisA new study could help improve understanding of memory loss and wandering behavior in people with Alzheimer's disease.Read More