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·August 7, 2023·4 min read

Negative Memory Replay Offers PTSD Insight

Scientists 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.

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·September 13, 2022·5 min read

What’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.

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·August 19, 2022·4 min read

How a Japanese Herbal Medicine Protects the Gut Against Inflammatory Bowel Disease

DKT, a Japanese herbal remedy containing ginger, pepper, ginseng, and maltose, reduced symptoms of colitis in mice, a new study reports.

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·July 20, 2022·3 min read

‘Cuddle Hormone’ Oxytocin Strongly Affects Male Mice on Becoming Fathers

Neurons that secrete oxytocin in the paraventricular nucleus in the hypothalamus are responsible for activating paternal instincts in new fathers, a mouse model study finds.

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·July 5, 2022·3 min read

Brain Region Found to Play a Crucial Role in Weighing Information From Different Sources

Study reveals the posterior inferior parietal lobe plays a critical role in integrating information from different sources during decision-making tasks.

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·April 27, 2022·3 min read

An Epigenetic Cause of Miscarriages Is Identified and Cured in Mice

In 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.

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·April 25, 2022·4 min read

A New Type of Cell Death Discovered in Fly Guts

Researchers 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.

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·April 1, 2022·4 min read

Learning Gains While We Sleep Originate From the Learning Process Itself and Not Just From Using the Brain

Learning 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.

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·February 9, 2022·3 min read

How Left and Right Hippocampal CA1 Regions in the Mouse Brain Talk With Each Other

Researchers 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.