FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2017·5 min readReprogramming Brain Region Can Suppress Cocaine Cravings: Mouse StudySilencing pyramidal neurons in the infralimbic cortex made rats more likely to relapse than those that underwent withdrawal from cocaine. The findings support growing evidence that the infralimbic cortex plays a vital role in suppressing addictive behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 13, 2019·5 min readUncovering the Evolution of the BrainResearchers have developed a new technique to study the development of human neurons compared to the neurons of nonhuman primates. The findings shed new light on the evolution of the human brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·May 3, 2018·4 min readInterconnected Cells in a Dish Let Researchers Study Brain DiseaseUsing stem cells to generate a partial model of the brain, researchers discover how communication between neurons is altered in those with Schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 19, 2016·5 min readRipples of MemoryResearchers have developed a technique to look inside brain cells as they undergo the intense bursts of neural activity known as "ripples" that are thought to underlie memory formation.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 7, 2015·3 min readScientists Discover Important Communication Mechanism Between Two Brain Areas Implicated in SchizophreniaDisruptions in an inhibitory brain circuit between the thalamus and prefrontal cortex may underlie cognitive disorders such as schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 30, 2018·4 min readHow to Build a BrainA new study sheds light on how our brains are constructed. Researchers say the study reveals how the balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex has remained constant over mammalian evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 11, 2016·3 min readVisualization of Newly Formed Synapses With Unprecedented ResolutionA new study provides insight into how synapses are formed in cortical neurons during early postnatal stages.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 7, 2012·3 min readA Brain Filter for Clear Information TransmissionFrequently, as many as one thousand signals rain down on a single neuron simultaneously. To ensure that precise signals are delivered, the brain possesses a sophisticated inhibitory system. Scientists have now illuminated how this system works.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 21, 2018·5 min readNeurons Process Information Differently Depending on Their LocationThe thickness of the brain's neocortex influences how individual neurons process information, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2020·3 min readInhibitory interneurons in hippocampus excite the developing brainGABAergic interneuron excitation is essential for network activity in the hippocampus of the fetal brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2017·7 min readLow Levels of Memory Protein Linked to Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’sResearchers report low levels of NPTX2 in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease may alter neural activity in a way that it could lead to memory loss associated with the disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 29, 2016·5 min readTracking The Unexpected Mechanisms of MemoryA new study sheds light on the unexpected molecular mechanisms in place for memories to form.Read More