Neuroscience
Key molecule responsible for learning and memory discovered
Unlike old dogs, old adults can indeed learn new tricks thanks to a protein molecule called netrin.
Nov 6, 2018
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Lab identifies new model to study connectivity in the developing brain
In a paper published Tuesday in the journal eLife, Michael Francis, PhD, and colleagues highlight a new role for the protein NRX-1, a synaptic organizer in the nervous system of the nematode C. elegans.
Jul 30, 2018
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Researchers show how particular fear memories can be erased
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have devised a method to selectively erase particular fear memories by weakening the connections between the nerve cells (neurons) involved in forming these memories.
Aug 17, 2017
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Neuroscientists call for more comprehensive view of how brain forms memories
Neuroscientists from the University of Chicago argue that research on how memories form in the brain should consider activity of groups of brain cells working together, not just the connections between them.
Jul 5, 2017
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Closer look at brain circuits reveals important role of genetics
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in La Jolla have revealed new clues to the wiring of the brain. A team led by Associate Professor Anton Maximov found that neurons in brain regions that store memory can ...
Apr 19, 2017
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Mice offer a window into sleep's role in memory
Sleep provides essential support for learning and memory, but scientists do not fully understand how that process works on a molecular level. What happens to synapses, the connections between neurons, during sleep that helps ...
Mar 24, 2017
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Study shows how separate visual features are integrated in the thalamus
Botond Roska and his team at the FMI have investigated how visual features, extracted in the eye, are combined in the thalamus, the second stage of visual processing in the brain. They have shown that the function of the ...
Feb 23, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Human senses can't learn under stress
Stress is part of our everyday lives – while some thrive on it, it makes others sick. But what does stress do to our senses?
Jan 11, 2017
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Synaptic connectivity motifs contribute to memory storage and retrieval in hippocampus
The hippocampal CA3 region plays a key role in learning and memory. One of the most remarkable properties of the network is its ability to retrieve previously stored memories from incomplete or degraded versions, a phenomenon ...
Sep 9, 2016
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Origin of synaptic pruning process linked to learning, autism and schizophrenia identified
Research led by SUNY Downstate Medical Center has identified a brain receptor that appears to initiate adolescent synaptic pruning, a process believed necessary for learning, but one that appears to go awry in both autism ...
May 2, 2016
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