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·August 3, 2015·3 min read

Hippocampal Circuit Abnormalities Linked to Learning Difficulties in Down Syndrome

A new study sheds light into a possible cause of learning difficulties in Down syndrome.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 31, 2015·4 min read

Taking a Trip Through the Brain

Researchers have developed a new imaging tool that is able to generate images of the brain of an adult mouse at a scale previously thought unachievable.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 30, 2015·3 min read

Neuronal Plasticity and the Changing Seasons

A new study enhances understanding of the mechanisms vital to the regulation of the circadian system.

This image shows neurons and other cells in the anterior pharynx of C. elegans nematode.

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·July 26, 2015·7 min read

What Worm Feeding Behavior Can Teach Us About Human Heart Function

According to a new study, a newly discovered feeding behavior in C. elegans could help researchers gain new insights into human heart function.

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Featured Genetics

·July 23, 2015·4 min read

Schizophrenia’s “Rosetta Stone” Gene Identified

Researchers have identified a critical function of what they believe to be schizophrenia's "Rosetta Stone" gene that could hold the key to decoding the function of all genes involved in the disease.

This graph shows axonal segments and synapses.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 22, 2015·4 min read

Mind the Gap! How Synapses Remain Stable When Neuronal Activity Increases

A new study characterizes a novel way in which neurons remain electrically stable when confronted with chronic increases in neuronal activity.

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·July 20, 2015·3 min read

Neurons Learning to Remember: Mechanism of Neural Information Storage Identified

Researchers identify a calcium dependent mechanism for neuronal information storage.

This image shows a draeing of a brain made up of interconnecting lines to represent a network.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 17, 2015·4 min read

Algorithms Based on Brains Make For Better Networks

Researchers take inspiration from the developing brain to create improved computer algorithms.

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Autism Featured Genetics

·July 16, 2015·3 min read

Using Stem Cells to Create ‘Mini Brains’ Helps Further Understanding of Autism

A new stem cell study could help predict autism and could lead to new drug targets for ASD.

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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 14, 2015·5 min read

Amazing Case of Man With 90 Minute Memory

Researchers claim the case of a man who suffers from extreme anterograde amnesia following a trip to the dentist is "like nothing we have ever seen before".