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Rockefeller University

·July 13, 2022·4 min read

Where Memory Fragments Are Stored

While the overall memories of an experience are stored in the hippocampus, individual details are parsed and stored in the prefrontal cortex.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 22, 2022·4 min read

Ant Colonies Behave Like Neural Networks When Making Decisions

Researchers suggest that when in a group, ants behave in a similar fashion to networks of neurons in the brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·September 21, 2022·6 min read

Common Alzheimer’s Gene Variant Linked to COVID Mortality

Mice with the Alzheimer's disease-associated APOE4 and the APOE2 genes were more likely to die from COVID-19 than those with the APOE3 gene. Those with APOE4 and APOE2 genes had more virus replication in the lungs, higher inflammation, and increased tissue damage following coronavirus infection.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·January 13, 2023·5 min read

Why Older Fathers Pass On More Genetic Mutations to Their Offspring

Study of fruit flies reveals genetic mutations are common in the testes of both young and old males, but the mutations are more abundant in older insects. Many of the mutations are removed in the younger flies during spermatogenesis by the body's genetic repair mechanism, but spermatogenesis fails to repair the mutations in older flies.

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Rockefeller University

Where Memory Fragments Are Stored

Ant Colonies Behave Like Neural Networks When Making Decisions

Common Alzheimer’s Gene Variant Linked to COVID Mortality

Why Older Fathers Pass On More Genetic Mutations to Their Offspring

Meditation Diminishes Bias Toward Negative Information

AI Can Predict Preterm Birth at 31 Weeks of Gestation

Middle Age Sexual Satisfaction: A Potential Early Sign of Cognitive Decline

Sleep Apnea’s Deep Impact on Gene Activity

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