FeaturedNeuroscience·June 2, 2014·3 min readShining a Light on MemoryUsing optogenetics, researchers have been able to inactivate and then reactivate memory in genetically engineered rats.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 27, 2014·2 min read‘Sticky Synapses’ Can Impair New Memories by Holding on to Old OnesResearchers discover so-called sticky synapses can impair new learning by excessively hard wiring old memories.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·May 22, 2014·2 min readReleasing the Brakes for LearningResearchers discover learning processes in the brain are dynamically regulated by various types of interneurons.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 7, 2014·4 min readBrain Noise Found to Nurture SynapsesResearchers report miniature neurotransmission appears to play a key role in synaptic development.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·April 16, 2014·3 min readSynapses Stability in TransformationResearchers report synapses remain stable if their components grow and coordinate with one another.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·April 14, 2014·2 min readNew Finding Suggests a Way to Block Stress DamageThe gene REDD1 enables stress to damage neurons and cause depressive behavior, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 18, 2014·4 min readResearchers Survey Protein Family That Helps the Brain Form SynapsesResearchers describe the diversity of neurexin proteins which are essential in the creation of synapses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 13, 2014·2 min readForgetting Is Actively RegulatedResearchers discover a molecular mechanism which actively regulates the process of forgetting.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 24, 2014·2 min readNew Ideas Change Your Brain CellsA new study identifies important molecular changes which occur when people learn.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 12, 2014·4 min readWhat Makes Memories LastResearchers identify a protein which initiates the formation of stable long term memories.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 12, 2014·4 min readNew Evidence That Chronic Stress Predisposes Brain to Mental IllnessResearchers show chronic stress generates long term changes in the brain. The finding could explain why people suffering from chronic stress are prone to developing additional mental health problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 12, 2014·3 min readScientists Discover a New Pathway for Fear Deep Within the BrainResearchers announce the discovery of a new neural circuit which connects the amygdala to the PAG.Read More
