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·January 10, 2017·3 min read

Scrapping Excessive Neural Connections Helps Build New Connections

Findings could help in the development of new prevention options and treatments for drug addiction, researchers report.

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·January 2, 2017·10 min read

Babies Exposed to Stimulation Get a Brain Boost

Contrary to popular belief, exposing children to stimuli early can help to boost their development, researchers report.

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·December 28, 2016·6 min read

The Late Effects of Stress: New Insights Into How the Brain Responds to Trauma

A new study reports on how a single instance of extreme stress can lead to long term neurological changes and trauma.

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·December 21, 2016·4 min read

The Last Frontier: The Molecular Basis of Brain Plasticity and How Neurons Learn

A new study proposes a new theory to how neurons learn.

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·December 8, 2016·4 min read

Transplanted Interneurons Can Help Reduce Fear: Mouse Study

Coupling training to reduce fear and transplanting embryonic interneurons into the amygdala of mice, researchers were able to reduce fear response, a new study reports.

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·November 15, 2016·4 min read

“Princess Leia” Brainwaves Help Sleeping Brain Store Memories

Newly discovered rotating waves of brain activity that repeat during the night are responsible for forming associations between different aspects of a day's memories, a new study reports.

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·November 12, 2016·4 min read

Full Detonation in the Hippocampus

Researchers report altering synaptic plasticity leads to a computational switch in a hippocampal synapse which turns the presynaptic neuron turns into “detonator” mode, causing it to fire more readily.

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·November 9, 2016·8 min read

Mammalian Bone Gene May Be Repurposed to Fuel Cognition in Humans

A new study reports a gene that regulates bone growth may also have an additional role in brain development, cognition and learning in human and non-human primates.