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·March 15, 2018·3 min read

Breakthrough Discovery in Neurotransmission

Researchers discover the FABP5 protein is key to how endocannibinoids travel from neurons to receptors.

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·March 14, 2018·4 min read

Making New Memories is a Balancing Act

According to researchers, some synapses get smaller as we learn new information.

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·February 28, 2018·3 min read

Receptors Key to Strong Memories

The strength of a memory depends upon the number of receptors in a synapse, researchers report.

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·February 19, 2018·4 min read

Calcium May Play a Role in the Development of Parkinson’s

A new Nature Communications study reveals increased calcium levels in brain cells may play a significant role in the development of Parkinson's disease.

Autism Featured Genetics

·February 16, 2018·5 min read

Lab Grown Human Cerebellar Cells Yield Clues to Autism

Researchers have derived purkinje cells from patients with TSC, a genetic syndrome that includes some ASD-like symptoms. The cells, researchers say, have several characteristics that could help explain how ASD develops at the molecular level.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 8, 2018·5 min read

The Molecular Mechanisms Behind Memory Formation

Researchers have identified a cellular pathway that encodes memories by strengthening specific neurons.

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·February 6, 2018·3 min read

Worm Uploaded to a Computer and Trained to Balance a Pole

Researchers have translated the neural system of a nematode worm into computer code. The study reports the researchers have trained the virtual worm to perform an array of amazing balancing acts.

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·January 17, 2018·3 min read

Neuron Loss Very Limited in Alzheimer’s

A new study challenges conventional belief about Alzheimer's, finding very minor neuronal and synaptic loss in patients at various stages of the disease.

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·January 14, 2018·5 min read

New Technology Will Create Brain Wiring Diagrams

Researchers have developed a new technique that maps the neural connections of entire insect brains.

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·January 12, 2018·4 min read

What Happens When Your Brain’s Support Cells Aren’t So Supportive?

Astrocytes may be good targets to prevent, or even reverse, the effects of normal aging, researchers suggest.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·January 4, 2018·3 min read

Brain’s Immune System May Be Key to Better Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers investigate how synaptic pruning occurs during development in hopes of discovering how neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders occur.