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·July 12, 2021·3 min read

How Learning Braille Changes Brain Structure Over Time

A study of people learning to read braille reveals how white matter reorganizes itself across different brain regions and timeframes to meet the brain's needs.

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·June 28, 2021·5 min read

Virtual Reality Boosts Brain Rhythms Crucial For Neuroplasticity, Learning and Memory

Immersive virtual reality enhances theta and eta waves in the hippocampus, improving memory, learning and neuroplasticity.

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·May 24, 2021·5 min read

Specialized Inhibitory Cluster Gates Plasticity in Fear Learning

The apical intercalated cell cluster (apITC), a specialized portion of inhibitory circuitry in the amygdala, has rich connectivity and plays a unique role in modulating synaptic plasticity.

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·May 19, 2021·5 min read

New Study Identifies Plasticity Disparities Between Patients With Brain Malformation

Patients with Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis (CCD), a genetic condition marked by incomplete development of the connecting structures between the brain hemispheres, have distinct reconfiguration of their neural connections, researchers report.

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·May 4, 2021·4 min read

Gene Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model Preserves Learning and Memory

Novel gene therapy treatment prevents learning impairments and memory loss in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

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·April 16, 2021·3 min read

Neural Plasticity Depends On This Long Noncoding RNA’s Journey From Nucleus to Synapse

Study sheds new light on the role noncoded RNAs play at the synapse.

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·April 8, 2021·5 min read

Pathway That Transitions Brain From Plasticity to Stability Discovered

Astrocytes help transition the brain from a highly plastic state to one that is more stable.

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·April 2, 2021·4 min read

Thirteen New Alzheimer’s Genes Identified

A new whole-genome sequencing study has revealed thirteen novel genes associated with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers also found a new link between Alzheimer's and synaptic function.

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·March 30, 2021·3 min read

Vitamins for Your Neurons

All-trans retinoic acid, a vitamin A derivative, induces synaptic plasticity in human cortical neurons.

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·March 8, 2021·4 min read

Watching the Brain Learn

In older mice, adult neurons in the primary visual cortex with an increased number of "silent synapses" and lacking PSD-95, showed the same structural changes only seen previously in younger animals.

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·February 17, 2021·6 min read

How Some Neurons Compensate for Death of Their Neighbors

Some neurons have the ability to detect and compensate for neighboring neurons, while others do not. The findings shed new light on synaptic plasticity.