Neuroscience
Neural processes study sheds new light on how animals navigate their environment
Scientists have demonstrated how mice choose between three different strategies to navigate through their surroundings towards a goal.
Aug 1, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain activity during observational learning similar to memory recall
As others go through different experiences, we can sometimes learn from watching their example. Researchers have long explained that we experience social understanding, meaning that in order to learn by watching, we need ...
Jan 10, 2022
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Cardiology
Risk factors for prognosis after the Maze IV procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing valve surgery
In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Hui Yang, Pu Zou, Yuhu He and colleagues from Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China discuss risk factors for prognosis after the Maze IV procedure ...
Oct 27, 2021
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Neuroscience
VR experiment with rats offers new insights about how neurons enable learning
Scientists have long understood that the region of the brain called the hippocampus is important for memory, learning and navigation.
Oct 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
Mice can learn much faster than previously thought
Your commute to work may seem like a mundane thing, but it is a great example of the complicated tasks our brains must carry out on a daily basis: navigation, memory, decision-making, sensory processing, and so on. Researchers ...
Aug 25, 2021
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Neuroscience
Taking breaks while learning improves memory
We remember things longer if we take breaks during learning, referred to as the spacing effect. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology gained deeper insight into the neuronal basis for this phenomenon in mice. ...
Jul 29, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fish maze experiment provides new hope for degenerative diseases
A test of fish behavior in a maze has shed light on human degenerative conditions, heralding new hope for treatments.
Aug 4, 2020
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Neuroscience
Revving habits up and down, new insight into how the brain forms habits
Each day, humans and animals rely on habits to complete routine tasks such as eating and sleeping. As new habits are formed, this enables us to do things automatically without thinking. As the brain starts to develop a new ...
Feb 27, 2020
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Medical research
Research shows that drinking Matcha tea can reduce anxiety
Many different countries have a tea culture, and Japanese Matcha tea is growing in popularity around the world. In Japan, Matcha has a long history of being used for various medicinal purposes. It has been suspected to have ...
Jul 9, 2019
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Neuroscience
Blocking protein curbs memory loss in old mice
Impeding VCAM1, a protein that tethers circulating immune cells to blood vessel walls, enabled old mice to perform as well on memory and learning tests as young mice, a Stanford study found.
May 14, 2019
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