PLoS Computational Biology

Cracking brain memory code

(Medical Xpress) -- Despite a century of research, memory encoding in the brain has remained mysterious. Neuronal synaptic connection strengths are involved, but synaptic components are short-lived while memories last lifetimes. ...

Neuroscience created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Mathematical model describes the collaboration of individual neurons

How do neurons in the brain communicate with each other? One common theory suggests that individual cells do not exchange signals among each other, but rather that exchange takes place between groups of cells. Researchers ...

Neuroscience created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cell senescence does not stop tumor growth

Since cancer cells grow indefinitely, it is commonly believed that senescence could act as a barrier against tumor growth and potentially be used as a way to treat cancer. A collaboration between a cancer biologist from the ...

Cancer created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Brain's connective cells are much more than glue; they also regulate learning and memory

Glia cells, named for the Greek word for "glue," hold the brain's neurons together and protect the cells that determine our thoughts and behaviors, but scientists have long puzzled over their prominence in ...

Medical research created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

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