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·August 4, 2016·5 min read

New Neurons Created Through Exercise Don’t Cause You to Forget Old Memories

Contrary to an earlier study, researchers have discovered new hippocampal neurons formed as a result of exercise do not cause certain old memories to be forgotten.

The image shows the hippocampus location in a rat's brain.

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·April 17, 2014·4 min read

Neurons Tune into Different Frequencies for Different Spatial Memory Tasks

A new study could provide insight into memory problems seen in neurodegenerative diseases in which gamma waves are disturbed.

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·August 7, 2019·3 min read

Virtual treasure hunt shows brain maps time sequence of memories

Using brain scans and virtual reality technology, researchers discover how a temporal map of memories is generated in the entorhinal cortex.

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·November 10, 2016·5 min read

Probiotics Improve Cognition in Alzheimer’s Patients

According to a new study, probiotics may help to improve cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients.

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·September 17, 2019·5 min read

Brain may not need body movements to learn virtual spaces

Vision appears to play a more dominant role than motor movements when it comes to encoding memory of large-scale spaces. The findings address a long-standing debate as to whether or not body movements aid the learning of physical spaces.

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·June 23, 2016·5 min read

Running Releases Protein Associated With Improved Memory: Mouse Study

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

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·June 11, 2015·6 min read

Shedding Light on Navigating in the Dark With Virtual Reality

According to a new study, the brain's internal navigation system works in the same fashion as the grid cell system.

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·January 23, 2023·5 min read

Our Memory for Objects Might Be Better Than We Think

A test of temporal and spatial memory reveals people are better at remembering where and when people saw objects than previously thought.

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·May 25, 2016·5 min read

Developmental Changes in Teen Brain Facilitate Recovery from Traumatic Memories: Mouse Study

The prefrontal cortex goes goes through a rearrangement during adolescence, where it forms a significant number of new connections to the hippocampus, a new study reports.

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·March 8, 2022·4 min read

Astrocyte Networks in the Mouse Brain Control Spatial Learning and Memory

In the brains of adult mice, astrocytes coupling contributes to neural functioning in the hippocampus, an area of the brain associated with spatial memory and learning.

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·September 5, 2019·5 min read

Hookworm infection may cause cognitive impairment earlier than thought

Human hookworm infection, even at low levels, can cause rapid, acute and measurable cognitive impairments. Using rodent models, researchers found a link between the parasitic infection and alterations in both the microbiome and cognitive development.

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·June 30, 2016·5 min read

Experimental System Sheds Light on How Memory Loss May Occur

Studying the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex, researchers have discovered new information about how dysfunction of the circuit that connects the two areas may contribute to memory loss in Alzheimer's.

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spatial memory

New Neurons Created Through Exercise Don’t Cause You to Forget Old Memories

Neurons Tune into Different Frequencies for Different Spatial Memory Tasks

Virtual treasure hunt shows brain maps time sequence of memories

Probiotics Improve Cognition in Alzheimer’s Patients

Brain may not need body movements to learn virtual spaces

Running Releases Protein Associated With Improved Memory: Mouse Study

Shedding Light on Navigating in the Dark With Virtual Reality

Our Memory for Objects Might Be Better Than We Think

Developmental Changes in Teen Brain Facilitate Recovery from Traumatic Memories: Mouse Study

Astrocyte Networks in the Mouse Brain Control Spatial Learning and Memory

Hookworm infection may cause cognitive impairment earlier than thought

Experimental System Sheds Light on How Memory Loss May Occur

Inhale, Exhale, Remember: Uncovering the Breath-Memory Connection

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