FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 7, 2023·4 min readNegative Memory Replay Offers PTSD InsightScientists discovered that rats intensify their memories of negative experiences in familiar places by repetitively replaying them. This mental map, generated by specific neurons known as place cells, can be altered when the animal encounters a negative experience.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 13, 2022·5 min readWhat’s the Best Way to Soothe a Crying Baby?Using the "transport response" method of carrying a crying baby for a few minutes and then sitting with the child helps reduce crying and heart rate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 19, 2022·4 min readHow a Japanese Herbal Medicine Protects the Gut Against Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseDKT, a Japanese herbal remedy containing ginger, pepper, ginseng, and maltose, reduced symptoms of colitis in mice, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 20, 2022·3 min read‘Cuddle Hormone’ Oxytocin Strongly Affects Male Mice on Becoming FathersNeurons that secrete oxytocin in the paraventricular nucleus in the hypothalamus are responsible for activating paternal instincts in new fathers, a mouse model study finds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 5, 2022·3 min readBrain Region Found to Play a Crucial Role in Weighing Information From Different SourcesStudy reveals the posterior inferior parietal lobe plays a critical role in integrating information from different sources during decision-making tasks.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 27, 2022·3 min readAn Epigenetic Cause of Miscarriages Is Identified and Cured in MiceIn mice, the failed epigenetic suppression of Xist leads to fetal developmental abnormalities and miscarriage. Knocking out the Xist gene greatly reduced prenatal death. The findings have implications for understanding infertility and developing new treatments to prevent miscarriage.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2022·4 min readA New Type of Cell Death Discovered in Fly GutsResearchers have uncovered a new type of cell death that occurs in the guts of flies. The process, called erebosis, is believed to play a role in gut metabolism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 1, 2022·4 min readLearning Gains While We Sleep Originate From the Learning Process Itself and Not Just From Using the BrainLearning consolidation that occurs during sleep is a result of the learning process, and is not simply due to neural processes and brain regions associated with learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 9, 2022·3 min readHow Left and Right Hippocampal CA1 Regions in the Mouse Brain Talk With Each OtherResearchers have uncovered neural circuitry that allows the CA1 region of the hippocampus to communicate with its counterpart in the opposite hemisphere despite there being no connection between them.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 8, 2022·4 min readAmylin Peptide in the Brain Senses Isolation and Drives Social Contact-Seeking BehaviorContact-seeking behavior in mice is driven by amylin peptide in the medial preoptic area of the forebrain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 14, 2022·4 min readThe Free-Energy Principle Explains the BrainThe free-energy principle can explain how neural networks minimize energy costs and are optimized for efficiency.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 28, 2021·3 min readHow the Hippocampus Orchestrates Memory ConsolidationStudy reveals how the CA2 region of the hippocampus plays a key role in long-term memory consolidation.Read More