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          ·July 2, 2019·4 min read

          Short bout of exercise enhances brain function

          Short bursts of exercise, equivalent to a pick-up game of basketball, boosts the function of a gene that increases dendritic spines in the hippocampus, helping to improve memory and learning.
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          ·July 1, 2019·3 min read

          Sleep readies synapses for learning

          Hippocampal neurons become longer and stronger following a period of sleep deprivation. The study supports the hypothesis that sleep may weaken synapses, which are strengthened from learning, allowing for learning to occur after waking.
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          ·June 10, 2019·5 min read

          AI software reveals the inner workings of short-term memory

          A recurrent neural network algorithm demonstrates short-term synaptic plasticity can support short term maintenance of information, providing the memory delay period is sufficiently short.
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          ·June 5, 2019·3 min read

          Bad diets making for bad memories

          Perineuronal nets (PNNs) and the neurons they enmesh can be damaged by poor diets. Excessive consumption of foods high in saturated fats and refined sugars cause inflammation and oxidative stress, resulting in cognitive decline and poor memory.
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          ·June 4, 2019·4 min read

          Brains of children with epilepsy able to re-map after surgery to retain visual perception

          Following surgery, the brains of children with epilepsy are able to remap and compensate for damaged areas of the visual cortex. The findings shed light on brain plasticity.
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          ·May 7, 2019·6 min read

          Why visual stimulation may work in fight against Alzheimer’s: Mouse study

          Inducing gamma oscillations with visual stimulation via a process known as gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli, or GENUS, was shown to reduce amyloid plaques and phosphorylated tau in mouse models of dementia. Providing GENUS daily during the early stages of neurodegeneration helps preserve neural and synaptic density across multiple brain areas and improves cognitive performance for learning and spatial memory tasks.
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          ·April 22, 2019·8 min read

          New insight into how obesity and insulin resistance can impair cognition

          Adora2a mediating signaling in vascular endothelial cells disrupts the blood-brain barrier in obesity. This, researchers report, could be an underlying mechanism for synaptic plasticity and cognitive deficits in those with insulin resistance and obesity.
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          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 27, 2019·6 min read

          Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing

          A pairing of presynaptic and postsynaptic activity in a population of hippocampal neurons can reduce the required number of synaptic plasticity evoking events. When spikes occur within ten milliseconds of each other, synapses strengthen for up to four hours.
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          ·February 25, 2019·7 min read

          Estrogen Made by Neurons Important to Memory Making

          Researchers report estrogen may play a significant role in synaptic plasticity and memory formation. The study reports mice whose neurons did not produce estrogen have impairments in spatial reference memories, recognition and contextual fear memories. Restoring estrogen levels assisted in reversing the memory impairments, the study revealed.
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          ·February 9, 2019·5 min read

          How Exercise May Protect Against Alzheimer’s

          Researchers report irisin, a hormone released during physical exercise, may promote neurogenesis in the hippocampus. The study sheds new light on why exercise helps improve memory and could help to protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease.
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          ·January 22, 2019·4 min read

          Erasing Memories Associated with Cocaine Use Reduces Drug Seeking Behavior

          Disrupting memories associated with environmental cues significantly reduces cocaine seeking behaviors in rat models of addiction, a new study reports.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·January 8, 2019·3 min read

          Exercise Hormone May Slow Alzheimer’s Progression

          Researchers report the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease contain less of the exercise related hormone called irisin. Boosting levels of irisin in the brain could slow the progression of the neurodegenerative disease.
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