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·November 17, 2022·5 min read

Social Media Could Open Doors for Studying Memory

Social media presents a new way for researchers to study memory. User-created media can evoke memories of emotion, location, time and other memory content all at once.

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·November 9, 2021·2 min read

Exploring Differences in Mitochondria of Memory Cells in the Brain

A new NIH grant will allow Virginia Tech researchers to explore the mechanisms of social memory in the hippocampus.

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·October 18, 2021·8 min read

Serotonin Stabilizes Social Memories

Serotonin-producing neurons in the brainstem release serotonin throughout the brain during moments of novel social encounters. The release of serotonin stimulates neurons in the medial septum via a subtype of serotonin-sensitive receptor molecules. Blocking the release of this receptor molecule prevents the formation of new social memories.

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·December 5, 2018·5 min read

Friend or Foe? Brain Area That Controls Social Memory Also Triggers Aggression

A new study reports the CA2 region of the hippocampus controls both higher order cognition, like social memory, and instinctual behaviors, such as aggression. The findings could shed light on why abnormal social behaviors may occur in schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses.

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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

Potential Mediator for Social Memory Formation

Neuropeptide Substance P may help mediate social memory in the CA2 area of the hippocampus, researchers report.

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·September 30, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

Ventral CA1 neurons in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.

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·March 11, 2016·6 min read

How the Brain Makes Informed Decisions Based on Experience

In order to make informed choices, rats replay past experiences, a new study reports.

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·January 12, 2016·4 min read

Tweaking Brain Circuit Boosts Social Memory

Researchers use optogenetics to tweak neural circuitry and enhance social memory in mice.

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·January 6, 2016·4 min read

Loss of Hippocampal Cells Linked to Schizophrenia

A new study reports social memory deficits in schizophrenia may be a result of a decreased number of inhibitory neurons in the CA2 region of the hippocampus.