FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 27, 2012·4 min readMaking Memories LastStowers researchers discovered that a prion-like protein plays a key role in storing long-term memories. Memories in our brains are...Read More
Genetics·January 26, 2012·2 min readEnvelope for an Artificial CellChemists have taken an important step in making artificial life forms from scratch. Using a novel chemical reaction, they have...Read More
Neurology·January 25, 2012·2 min readStudy: Men at Higher Risk for Mild Memory Loss than WomenMen may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·January 13, 2012·2 min readWalk This Way: Scientists and MBL Physiology Course Students Describe How a Motor Protein “Steps Out”Just like people, some proteins have characteristic ways of “walking,” which (also like human gaits) are not so easy to...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 12, 2012·5 min readReceptor for Tasting Fat Identified in HumansWhy do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds. Our tongues apparently recognize and have...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedFeatured ArticlesNeuroscience·January 3, 2012·3 min readGABA Signaling Prunes Back Copious Provisional Synapses During Neural Circuit AssemblyQuite early in its development, the mammalian brain has all the raw materials on hand to forge complex neural networks....Read More
Electrophysiology·December 29, 2011·3 min readBrain’s Connective Cells Are Much More Than GlueGlia cells also regulate learning and memory, new TAU research finds. Glia cells, named for the Greek word for “glue,”...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2011·4 min readA Single Cell EndoscopeBerkeley Lab Researchers Use Nanophotonics for Optical Look Inside Living Cells An endoscope that can provide high-resolution optical images of...Read More
GeneticsNeuroscience·December 15, 2011·2 min readNeuroscientists Boost Memory Using Genetics and Memory Enhancing DrugWhen the activity of a molecule that is normally elevated during viral infections is inhibited in the brain, mice learn...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·December 15, 2011·2 min readA Novel Mechanism Regulating Stress is IdentifiedNeuroscience researchers from Tufts identify potential target for drug therapy for wide range of disorders associated with stress Neuroscience researchers...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 14, 2011·2 min readScientists Provide Potential Explanation for Mechanisms of Associative MemoryResearchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGeneticsNeuroethicsNeurology·December 7, 2011·4 min readChanges in Bioelectric Signals Cause Tadpoles to Grow Eyes in Back, TailResearchers discover that changes in bioelectric signals cause tadpoles to grow eyes in back, tail For the first time, scientists...Read More
