Memories are difficult to produce, often fragile, and dependent on any number of factors—including changes to various types of nerves. In the common fruit fly—a scientific doppelganger used to study human memory formation—these ...
Mar 27, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Scents and smells can form the basis of some of the most significant memories that humans form in their lives.
Mar 18, 2014
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A new University of British Columbia study identifies an important molecular change that occurs in the brain when we learn and remember.
Feb 24, 2014
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The electrical stimulation of the hippocampus in in-vivo experiments activates precisely the same receptor complexes as learning or memory recall. This has been discovered for the first time and the finding has now been published ...
Feb 20, 2014
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Scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have identified the precise role of the protein, SNX27, in the pathway leading to memory and learning impairment. The study broadens the understanding ...
Feb 19, 2014
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Prions can be notoriously destructive, spurring proteins to misfold and interfere with cellular function as they spread without control. New research, publishingin the open access journal PLOS Biology on February 11 2014, ...
Feb 11, 2014
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Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a protein in the brain that plays a critical role in the memory loss seen in Alzheimer's patients, according to a study to be published in the journal Nature Neuroscience and posted ...
Jan 19, 2014
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A discovery by a research team led by Ryohei Yasuda at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience has significantly advanced basic understanding of biochemical mechanisms associated with how memories are formed.
Dec 9, 2013
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Video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills. This has been shown in a new study conducted at the Max Planck ...
Oct 30, 2013
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Bad experiences enhance memory formation about places, scientists at The University of Queensland have found.
Sep 25, 2013
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