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·January 13, 2018·4 min read

Brain’s GPS Has a Buddy System

A new study by Riken researchers reveals how the hippocampus is able to maintain a mental map of both a rat's location and the movements of other rats close by.

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·October 23, 2017·4 min read

Activation of Immune T Cells Leads to Behavioral Changes

A new Nature Immunology study reveals immune cells alter the body's metabolism when activated, leading to changes in behavior.

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·September 18, 2017·4 min read

Learning and Unlearning Fear: The Two Faces of Noradrenaline

RIKEN researchers report neurons in the locus coeruleus play a key role in emotional and flexible learning.

Image shows immunohistochemical analyses.

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·September 5, 2017·5 min read

Prenatal Lack of Omegas 3 and 6 Linked to Schizophrenia Symptoms as Adults: Mouse Study

RIKEN researchers discover deprivation of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids during pregnancy can alter gene expression, increasing the risk of schizophrenia in the offspring.

Image shows serotonergic abnormalities in the ASD model mice.

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·June 21, 2017·5 min read

Serotonin Improves Sociability in Autism: Mouse Study

Researchers link early serotonin deficiency to several symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder.

Image shows diagram of how the hippocmapus recalls events.

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·June 8, 2017·4 min read

Hippocampus Can Organize Memories for Events as Well as Places

A new study reports the hippocampus puts events into sequence by changing the neural code in the rat brain.

Image shows pyramidal neurons in the CA2 region of the hippocampus.

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·May 3, 2017·4 min read

Stopping the Brain’s Memory Circuits From Overheating

Researchers use optogenetics to study impairment to the CA2 region of the hippocampus.

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·January 12, 2017·4 min read

New Transplant Technique Restores Vision in Mice

Researchers transplant retinas derived from stem cells to restore vision in mice.

Image shows how CRY1 affects the circadian clock.

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·December 22, 2016·4 min read

Controlling the Body Clock

Researchers present a new approach to creating genetic knock out mice to help investigate circadian rhythm.

images show decreased neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.

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·November 23, 2016·7 min read

Imaging the Birth of New Brain Cells

Researchers have developed an enhanced imaging technique that can detect small fluctuations in the rate at which neurons are generated in the brain.

Image shows a diagram of the experiment.

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·November 14, 2016·4 min read

The Power of Expectation Can Restrain Hyper-Emotional Memories in the Brain

Researchers have identified a brain circuit that provides emotional memory tuning in rats.

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·November 1, 2016·4 min read

New iPS-Cell Model System Helps Develop Treatments for Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Researchers have succeeded in creating a new model system that can be used to develop drug therapies for genetic disorders like spinocerebellar ataxia type 6.