A to Z

Rockefeller University

·July 1, 2021·4 min read

Scientists Discover a New Class of Memory Cells in the Brain

Researchers have identified a novel population of neurons in the temporal pole that links facial perception to long-term memory.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 31, 2019·4 min read

Scientists find brain mechanism that naturally combats overeating

Hippocampal dopamine 2 receptors, cells known to play a role in regulating memory, help curb the impulse to overeat.

Featured Genetics

·November 1, 2016·4 min read

Scientists Prove How Genetics Change Behavior by Studying Worms’ Foraging Strategies

A new study provides evidence that population density changes how individuals act.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·February 17, 2018·4 min read

Shedding Light on Biological Roots of Individuality

Variations in specific neuromodulators in the developing nervous system may play a role in individuality, researchers report.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·October 10, 2017·4 min read

Stress Has Dramatically Different Effects on Male and Female Brains: Mouse Study

Researchers from Rockefeller University have identified what they claim to be 'remarkable' differences between the way the male and female brains respond to stress.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·October 5, 2021·4 min read

Study Detects Origins of Huntington’s Disease in Two-Week-Old Human Embryos

Synthesizing a human embryo from stem cells and using gene editing to insert the Huntingtin gene, researchers found the mutation affected the size of germ layers compared to the control embryos. Findings suggest Huntington's disease may be a neurodevelopmental disorder that presents as a neurodegenerative disease later

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 6, 2017·6 min read

Study Identifies ‘Night Owl’ Gene Variant

A new study reveals those with the 'night owl' variant of the CRY1 gene have longer circadian cycles than other people, making them stay awake for longer at night.

This shows different mouse brains with and without Rab35

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·January 15, 2021·3 min read

Study Links Cellular Transport Pathway to Aggressive Brain Cancer

Researchers have identified a pathway involving a protein called Rab35 in glioblastoma brain cancer. The study reports restoring the activity of Rab35 could have therapeutic benefits for those with glioblastoma.

Image shows a blackboard with the word "autism" written on it.

Autism Featured Genetics Psychology

·March 7, 2017·4 min read

Study Tests ‘Three Hit’ Theory of Autism

A new study reports a genetic predisposition in combination with early life stress appear to be more detrimental to males over females and may produce the social avoidance often associated with autism spectrum disorders.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·August 14, 2020·6 min read

Study Uncovers the Molecular Events by Which Popular Antidepressants Work

Activity of the c-Fos gene begins the increase on the ninth day of exposure to antidepressants. By day 14, mice showed behavioral changes associated with SSRI use. This may explain why suicide rates drop after nine days of treatment, and symptoms of depression improve after three weeks.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·October 24, 2018·4 min read

To See What’s Right in Front of You, Your Brain May Need Some Rewiring

Researchers provide new evidence of brain plasticity. A new study reveals visual cortex neurons sprout new axons and shed some old ones as animals improve at perceptual learning tasks.