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·May 27, 2014·2 min read

‘Sticky Synapses’ Can Impair New Memories by Holding on to Old Ones

Researchers discover so-called sticky synapses can impair new learning by excessively hard wiring old memories.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·September 4, 2019·4 min read

‘Hunger Hormone’ Linked to Memory in Alzheimer’s Study

A study that used postmortem brain tissue samples from Alzheimer's patients and mouse models found the hunger hormone ghrelin is linked to cognitive impairments and memory loss associated with the disease.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 8, 2017·5 min read

3D Mini Brains Accelerate Research for Repairing Brain Function

Researchers have developed a new method of reducing the time it takes to grow mini brain models in the lab. This may accelerate research into diseases and injury that affect the nervous system.

This image shows positive α-Synuclein staining of a Lewy body in a patient with Parkinson's disease.

Featured Neurology

·September 29, 2014·2 min read

A “Frenemy” in Parkinson’s Disease Takes to Crowdsourcing

A protein associated with Parkinson's disease regulates neurotransmission by self association, a new study reports.

Image shows a close up look at a synapse.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·March 24, 2017·5 min read

A Closer Look at a Living Nerve Synapse

A new, custom built microscope allows neuroscientists a closer look at the detailed workings of a synapse.

Illustration of a brain with balls inside all networked together.

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·October 13, 2015·5 min read

A Closer View of the Brain

Researchers have succeeded in comprehensively imaging a potion of a mouse brain at the nanoscale level.

Drawing of a busy road system and traffic lights.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 5, 2016·4 min read

A Day in the Life of a Synapse

According to a new study, researchers have developed a new technique that has allowed them to track the daily dynamics of all the dendritic spines on a single neuron in the brain of a living mouse.

This shows dendritic spines on hippocampal neurons

Featured Neuroscience

·October 13, 2020·4 min read

A New Approach to Analyzing the Morphology of Dendritic Spines

A clusterization approach allows researchers to analyze dendritic spines in new ways.

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·February 5, 2019·5 min read

A New Culprit of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s

Researchers have identified a potential new biomarker for cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease. The study reports fibrinogen, a blood clotting protein, causes a series of molecular events that may trigger the destruction of connections between neurons, resulting in cognitive decline.