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Electrophysiology research articles can cover research involving whole cell patch-clamp recordings, voltage clamping, current clamping, multielectrode arrays, EEG, brain machine interfaces, field potentials, neural prosthetics, deep brain stimulation, synaptic plasticity and other work.

This shows immature neurons in the dentate gyrus

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·July 18, 2022·5 min read

Discovery of Molecular Signatures of Immature Neurons in Human Brain Provides New Insights Into Brain Plasticity

A new study of the hippocampus reveals immature, plastic neurons are present in significant numbers during the entire lifespan. The findings shed new light on neuroplasticity.

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·June 6, 2022·4 min read

A Unique Neural Microcircuit in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Microcircuit

Findings reveal sparse chemical connectivity as a generalized feature of the hypothalamus circuitry.

This shows a brain and head behind rainbow dots

Electrophysiology Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 10, 2022·5 min read

How a Gene Mutation Causes Higher Intelligence

A rare genetic mutation that causes blindness also appears to be associated with above-average intelligence, a new study reports.

This graph shows the neural electrical field amplitude

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·March 11, 2022·6 min read

Neurons Are Fickle. Electric Fields Are More Reliable for Information

Electric fields may represent information held in working memory, allowing the brain to overcome representational drift.

This shows pyramidal neurons from different animals and a human

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·November 10, 2021·6 min read

A Striking Difference Between Neurons of Humans and Other Mammals

Human neurons have fewer ion channels compared to other animals. The reduced number of ion channels may have allowed the human brain to divert energy to other neural processes, researchers say.

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·October 28, 2021·3 min read

How Nicotine Influences Hippocampal Dependent Cognition

Nicotine exposure significantly altered the metabolism and secretion of serotonin, acetylcholine, kynurenic acid, and choline in HT22 hippocampal cells. Findings suggest nicotine could have neuroprotective properties and provide cognitive enhancement.

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·October 25, 2021·4 min read

Call and Response Circuit Tells Neurons When to Grow Synapses

A new study reveals the mechanisms by which neurons and astrocytes work together to form synapses.

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·September 22, 2021·4 min read

Sniffing Out How Associative Memories Are Formed

Dopamine-controlled fan cells in the lateral entorhinal cortex are required for the formation of associative memories.

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·September 4, 2021·3 min read

Early Changes to the Extracellular Space in the Hippocampus Under Simulated Microgravity Conditions

Findings shed light on the mechanisms underlying brain damage in microgravity.

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·August 26, 2021·5 min read

Old Habit-Controlling Neurons May Also Help the Brain Learn New Tricks

The delicate balance between learning new behaviors and expressing old habits is controlled by two different populations of neurons in the dorsolateral striatum.

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·August 19, 2021·5 min read

Flawed Quality Control in the Brain

A new mouse line makes the state of protein balance visible in the mammalian brain for the first time, allowing researchers to investigate disorders associated with protein misfolding.

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·July 10, 2021·4 min read

Cell Structure Previously Associated With Disease Actually Improves Brain Function

Axonal swelling in the Purkinje cells of mice had no detrimental impact on firing rate or the speed at which axons transmit signals. At peak firing rate, axons with swellings were less likely to fail than those without.

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Electrophysiology

Discovery of Molecular Signatures of Immature Neurons in Human Brain Provides New Insights Into Brain Plasticity

A Unique Neural Microcircuit in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Microcircuit

How a Gene Mutation Causes Higher Intelligence

Neurons Are Fickle. Electric Fields Are More Reliable for Information

A Striking Difference Between Neurons of Humans and Other Mammals

How Nicotine Influences Hippocampal Dependent Cognition

Call and Response Circuit Tells Neurons When to Grow Synapses

Sniffing Out How Associative Memories Are Formed

Early Changes to the Extracellular Space in the Hippocampus Under Simulated Microgravity Conditions

Old Habit-Controlling Neurons May Also Help the Brain Learn New Tricks

Flawed Quality Control in the Brain

Cell Structure Previously Associated With Disease Actually Improves Brain Function

Circadian Rhythm Off Beat: Parkinson’s and Nighttime Neuron Damage

ChatGPT’s Role in Shaping Identity and Personal Narratives

New Brain Structures in Language Processing Identified

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