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Image shows the CA1 hippocampal area of a mouse brain.

·July 7, 2016·5 min read

Mouse Study Sheds Light on How the Brain Draws a Map to a Destination

Researchers track real time brain activity in mice to gain better insight into how the brain stores and organizes information.

Image shows neurons in the cerebral cortex.

Featured Genetics

·April 5, 2016·5 min read

Gene Linked to Down Syndrome Associated With Altered Oscillations in Cerebral Cortex

Researchers have identified alterations in neural circuitry that impact cerebral cortex pathology. These alterations could be key to cognitive deficits in Down syndrome.

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·September 22, 2015·3 min read

Increased Activity in Hippocampal Area Could Point to New Treatments for Age Related Memory Loss

A discovery about pyramidal neurons in the CA3 area of the hippocampus could help researchers develop new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other age related memory loss problems.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 26, 2015·4 min read

Intermediary Neuron Acts as Synaptic Cloaking Device

A new study reports somatostatin neurons regulate synaptic activity in the neocortex.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 19, 2015·3 min read

New Brain Mapping Reveals Unknown Cell Types

Researchers have produced a detailed map of cortical cells types and gene activity within them. They also report identifying a number of previously unknown cell types.

This image shows Unc-5 receptors and axons.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 24, 2014·2 min read

Navigation for Nerve Cells

Researchers report FLRT proteins guide precursors of pyramidal cells during neurodevelopment.

This image shows the location of the hippocampus in the brain.

Electrophysiology Featured Neurology

·June 18, 2014·5 min read

Blocking Brain’s ‘Internal Marijuana’ May Trigger Early Alzheimer’s Deficits

Amyloid beta has been implicated in blocking endocannabinoids in the hippocampus; impairing learning and memory long before Alzheimer's plaques form in the brain.