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Pinpointing Cells That Control the Brain’s Memory Flow

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 31, 2019

A new mouse study reveals a small cluster of interneurons in the hippocampus help the brain remember the places that matter the most. The findings could have implications for future studies of psychiatric disorders.... Read More...

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Previous Motherhood Could Affect Hormone Therapy’s Ability to Prevent Memory Loss

Neuroscience NewsOctober 14, 2018

A new study reports mother rats who received hormone replacement therapy responded worse to memory and spatial learning tasks than those who had not given birth. Researchers suggest a woman's reproductive history could impact how the brain responds to hormones later in life.... Read More...

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Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairments in Mice with Dementia

Neuroscience NewsJune 9, 2018

Researchers report tau pathology can be reversed in Alzheimer's patients with the help of a drug. Their study reveals reversing tau pathology in mouse models of dementia resulted in a reversal of cognitive deficits in spatial learning.... Read More...

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Hormone Shows Promise as Cognition Enhancer

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2017

Researchers report klotho, a life extending protein, improved working memory, spatial memory and learning in mice. The researchers also noted a single injection of klotho was sufficient to improve cognitive ability and the effects were long lasting. ... Read More...

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How Learning in the Present Shapes Future Learning

Neuroscience NewsApril 6, 2017

A new study reveals how neurons in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampal neurons work together to help guide future learning.... Read More...

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Running Releases Protein Associated With Improved Memory: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsJune 23, 2016

Protein shown to fuel exercise induced neurogenesis in mice also increases when humans run.... Read More...

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Human and Animal Research Gap Bridged by Memory Test for Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 19, 2016

Alzheimer's disease research has been enhanced by researchers who have developed a comparable test of memory and learning for humans from a commonly used mouse experiment.... Read More...

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Creating Mental Maps: Learning Routes Alters Brain Tissue

Neuroscience NewsOctober 27, 2015

Learning detailed navigational information causes hippocampal changes, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Anticipation and Navigation: Do Your Legs Know What Your Tongue is Doing?

Neuroscience NewsNovember 6, 2013

Researchers create a multisensory virtual reality environment in order to better understand how the brain processes spatial navigation and the anticipation of important events.... Read More...

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Stem Cells Linked to Cognitive Gain After Brain Injury in Preclinical Study

Neuroscience NewsNovember 5, 2013

MAPC therapy reduces inflammation after TBI and also promotes lasting cognitive improvement, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Calming Fear During Sleep

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 22, 2013

Researchers reduce fear by exposing people to the memory over and over while they slept. The finding could provide a new treatment option for those who suffer from phobias. ... Read More...

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Common antidepressants interact with opioid med to lessen pain relief

Smokers may have impaired neuroimmune function

These neurons affect how much you do, or don’t, want to eat

Neurology

Common antidepressants interact with opioid med to lessen pain relief

Smokers may have impaired neuroimmune function

Mechanisms underlying early life stress and irritable bowel syndrome discovered

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First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants

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Common antidepressants interact with opioid med to lessen pain relief

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spatial learning

Pinpointing Cells That Control the Brain’s Memory Flow

Previous Motherhood Could Affect Hormone Therapy’s Ability to Prevent Memory Loss

Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairments in Mice with Dementia

Hormone Shows Promise as Cognition Enhancer

How Learning in the Present Shapes Future Learning

Running Releases Protein Associated With Improved Memory: Mouse Study

Human and Animal Research Gap Bridged by Memory Test for Alzheimer’s

Creating Mental Maps: Learning Routes Alters Brain Tissue

Anticipation and Navigation: Do Your Legs Know What Your Tongue is Doing?

Stem Cells Linked to Cognitive Gain After Brain Injury in Preclinical Study

Calming Fear During Sleep