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
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 13, 2016·3 min readREM Sleep is a Keystone of Memory Formation in MiceA new study provides evidence that REM sleep does play a vital role in memory formation, at least in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2016·4 min readBrain’s GPS System Tracks Location While at RestA new study fills in major gaps in research about the brain's so-called 'GPS system'.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·February 25, 2016·3 min readHow the Brain May Handle TeleportationAn innovative new study considers how our brains may handle being 'beamed up' from one location to another.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 24, 2016·4 min readLonger Distance Migratory Birds May Be SmarterAccording to a new study, birds that migrate greater distances have more neurons in brain regions associated with spatial orientation and navigation.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 6, 2016·4 min readHow the Brain Builds Place MemoriesResearchers have succeeded in activating dormant memory cells in rats.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 19, 2016·6 min readHuman and Animal Research Gap Bridged by Memory Test for Alzheimer’sAlzheimer'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
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2016·5 min readIndependent Working Memory Systems in AnimalsA new study confirm that a key aspect of human memory impaired in memory disorders exists in the type of pre-clinical animal models that influence major decisions about drug development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 7, 2015·5 min readWhich Way Now? Men Have Better Sense of Direction Than WomenA drop of testosterone under the tongue allowed women to better orient themselves in navigational tests, a new study reports.Read More
