FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2018·4 min readPutting Distinct Memories of Similar Events in Their PlaceA new study reports, contrary to popular belief, place cells in the dentate gyrus do not remap. Instead, memory discrimination is controlled by increased co-firing of place cells and the neurons that organize which place cells discharge.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 16, 2017·4 min readNew Brain Area Implicated in Navigation and Spatial MemoryA new study reveals how patterns of neural activity in the retrosplenial cortex assist with navigation and spatial memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·4 min readPlaying With Your Brain: The Negative Impact of Action Video GamesA neuroimaging study reveals response learners show a decrease in hippocampal gray matter after playing action based video games for 90 hours.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 31, 2017·4 min readMetabolic Enzyme Fuels Molecular Machinery of MemoryResearchers find genetic clues as to how mice lay down spatial memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 19, 2017·3 min readBrain Stimulation Used Like a Scalpel To Improve MemoryResearchers target the cortical hippocampal network with non-invasive brain stimulation to help improve precise memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 10, 2016·5 min readProbiotics Improve Cognition in Alzheimer’s PatientsAccording to a new study, probiotics may help to improve cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2016·4 min readMath Difficulties May Reflect Problems in a Critical Learning System in the BrainResearchers have developed a new theory of how developmental math disability occurs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 6, 2016·5 min readHuman Spatial Memory is Made Up of Numerous Individual MapsResearchers investigate how spatial memories are formed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 4, 2016·5 min readNew Neurons Created Through Exercise Don’t Cause You to Forget Old MemoriesContrary 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 30, 2016·5 min readExperimental System Sheds Light on How Memory Loss May OccurStudying 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2016·5 min readRunning Releases Protein Associated With Improved Memory: Mouse StudyProtein shown to fuel exercise induced neurogenesis in mice also increases when humans run.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 25, 2016·5 min readDevelopmental Changes in Teen Brain Facilitate Recovery from Traumatic Memories: Mouse StudyThe 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.Read More