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How Odors Are Turned into Long Term Memories

Neuroscience NewsDecember 27, 2017

A 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...

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The Chemistry of Memory

Neuroscience NewsNovember 24, 2017

LUM researchers shed light on how an RNA binding protein is involved in learning and memory.... Read More...

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Potential Mediator for Social Memory Formation

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2017

Neuropeptide Substance P may help mediate social memory in the CA2 area of the hippocampus, researchers report.... Read More...

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A New Theory of Memory Formation

Neuroscience NewsOctober 24, 2017

Researchers 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...

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Dietary Supplement Dampens Brain Hyperexcitability Seen in Epilepsy

Neuroscience NewsOctober 16, 2017

Researchers were able to dampen hyperexcitability associated with seizure disorders in rodent models by inducing biochemical alterations with glucosamine, a dietary supplement.... Read More...

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Study Pokes Holes in Fetal Alcohol Hypothesis

Neuroscience NewsOctober 4, 2017

A 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...

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How Sleep Helps the Brain to Reorganize Itself

Neuroscience NewsOctober 2, 2017

A 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...

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A New Mechanism For Controlling Memory

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 16, 2017

Study reveals receptor movement is essential for synaptic plasticity as a response to neural activity. Halting receptor movement may block specific memory acquisition, researchers report, thus confirming the role of synaptic plasticity in learning and memory.... Read More...

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A New Learning Rule for Memory Formation and Storage Revealed

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2017

A new study questions traditional views of how memories are formed and stored in the brain. Additionally, researchers propose a new mechanism for learning.... Read More...

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Delving Into Dopamine

Neuroscience NewsAugust 25, 2017

Researchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories.... Read More...

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‘Organismic Learning’ Mimics Some Aspects of Human Thought

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2017

Purdue researchers create an organismoid that can mimic some aspects of human thought, specifically the ability to retain important information and forget unimportant memories. ... Read More...

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A New View for Protein Turnover in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 7, 2017

Researchers discover lysosomes can travel to dendrites and also be recruited by dendritic spines.... Read More...

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Binge Drinking During Adolescence Impairs Working Memory: Mouse Study

Neuroscience

Binge Drinking During Adolescence Impairs Working Memory: Mouse Study

A Peek Into the Interplay Between Sleep and Wakefulness

Ultrasound Could Help Improve Dementia Symptoms

Neurology

Ultrasound Could Help Improve Dementia Symptoms

Paralyzed Mice with Spinal Cord Injury Made to Walk Again

Pregnancy History May Be Tied to Alzheimer’s Risk

AI

Big Data Analysis Identifies New Cancer Risk Genes

Sci-Fi Fans Enthusiastic For Digitizing the Brain

Machine Learning Helps Predict Treatment Outcomes in Schizophrenia

Robotics

Sci-Fi Fans Enthusiastic For Digitizing the Brain

New ‘E-Dermis’ Brings Sense of Touch, Pain to Prosthetic Hands

Robotic Bloodhound Tracks Odors on the Ground

Psychology

Binge Drinking During Adolescence Impairs Working Memory: Mouse Study

synaptic plasticity

How Odors Are Turned into Long Term Memories

The Chemistry of Memory

A New Theory of Memory Formation

Dietary Supplement Dampens Brain Hyperexcitability Seen in Epilepsy

Study Pokes Holes in Fetal Alcohol Hypothesis

How Sleep Helps the Brain to Reorganize Itself

A New Mechanism For Controlling Memory

A New Learning Rule for Memory Formation and Storage Revealed

Delving Into Dopamine

‘Organismic Learning’ Mimics Some Aspects of Human Thought

A New View for Protein Turnover in the Brain