FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2018·6 min readCognitive Benefits of ‘Young Blood’ Linked to Brain Protein: Mouse StudyA new study reveals a molecule produced in the blood of younger animals can help improve memory and cognition in older mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 8, 2018·5 min readThe Molecular Mechanisms Behind Memory FormationResearchers have identified a cellular pathway that encodes memories by strengthening specific neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2018·4 min readWhat Are Memories Made Of?A new study evaluates the roles AKT proteins play in synaptic plasticity, brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 4, 2018·3 min readBrain’s Immune System May Be Key to Better Treatments for Psychiatric DisordersResearchers investigate how synaptic pruning occurs during development in hopes of discovering how neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders occur.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·January 3, 2018·6 min readRare Form of ‘Thunder’ Protein May Be Linked to SchizophreniaA new study has identified rare genetic variation in the Thorase protein that causes the breakdown of receptors at the connections between neurons in the brain. The anti-epilepsy drug perampanel can help reverse anti-social behaviors linked to schizophrenia that are associated with this genetic variation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 27, 2017·3 min readHow Odors Are Turned into Long Term MemoriesA new study reveals the piriform cortex is able to archive long term memory, but requires instruction from the orbiotfrontal cortex to indicate the event is to be stored as a long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 24, 2017·4 min readThe Chemistry of MemoryLUM researchers shed light on how an RNA binding protein is involved in learning and memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 15, 2017·4 min readPotential Mediator for Social Memory FormationNeuropeptide Substance P may help mediate social memory in the CA2 area of the hippocampus, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2017·7 min readA New Theory of Memory FormationResearchers propose a new theory of memory formation, reporting memory storage does not rely on the strengthening of connection between memory cells, but on the pattern of connections that form within the first few minutes of an event.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 16, 2017·6 min readDietary Supplement Dampens Brain Hyperexcitability Seen in EpilepsyResearchers were able to dampen hyperexcitability associated with seizure disorders in rodent models by inducing biochemical alterations with glucosamine, a dietary supplement.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 4, 2017·5 min readStudy Pokes Holes in Fetal Alcohol HypothesisA new study challenges conventional beliefs about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Researchers discovered no differences in microglia activity in the brains of health mice and those exposed to alcohol during early development. The study brings into question the whether the brain's immune system cells are to blame for the neurological damage that occurs as a result of fetal alcohol exposure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 2, 2017·2 min readHow Sleep Helps the Brain to Reorganize ItselfA Nature Communications study reveals the activity of dendrites increase as we sleep. This increased activity could be key to how we are able to form memories.Read More
