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This diagram shows the location of the hippocampus in the brain.

·July 18, 2013·2 min read

Brain Imaging Study Reveals Our Brains ‘Divide and Conquer’

A new study sheds light on how learning the layout of a new environment and accessing the information from memory, is represented in the brain.

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·June 20, 2013·2 min read

“Forrest Gump” Mice Show Too Much of a Good Thing Can be Bad

Using a line of genetically modified mice, researchers discover boosting acetylcholine can disturb cognitive function.

The image shows Newborn neurons in the brain of a 3 month old mouse.

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·February 7, 2013·3 min read

Dickkopf Makes Fountain of Youth in the Brain Run Dry

Scientists have discovered that significantly more neurons are generated in the brains of older animals if the signaling molecule Dickkopf-1 is turned off. The results give rise to the question whether the function of Dickkopf-1 may be turned off using drugs to prevent age related cognitive decline.