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?
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Neuroscience
Study provides neuronal mechanism for the benefits of fasting
A study from the Buck Institute offers for the first time an explanation for the benefits of fasting at the neuronal level, providing a possible mechanism for how fasting can afford health benefits. Publishing on December ...
Dec 1, 2016
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Neuroscience
Full detonation in the hippocampus
Altering synaptic plasticity leads to a computational switch in a hippocampal synapse: the presynaptic neuron turns into 'detonator' mode, causing its postsynaptic partner to fire more readily. This new insight into information ...
Nov 9, 2016
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Neuroscience
Neurons adjust their proteins during homeostatic scaling
Learning and memory formation are based on our brain's ability to adjust and regulate neuronal network activity. Neurons communicate at specialized structures known as synapses, and they are able to control the strength of ...
Oct 21, 2016
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Neuroscience
Hard-wiring memories
Many people remember exactly what they were doing on September 11, 2001, and some even easily remember exactly what they ate for lunch yesterday. Memories are formed when the neural networks that are active during an event ...
Oct 18, 2016
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Neuroscience
Two new studies uncover key players responsible for learning and memory formation
One of the most fascinating properties of the mammalian brain is its capacity to change throughout life. Experiences, whether studying for a test or experiencing a traumatic situation, alter our brains by modifying the activity ...
Oct 3, 2016
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Neuroscience
How neurons talk to each other
Neurons are connected to each other through synapses, sites where signals are transmitted in the form of chemical messengers. Reinhard Jahn, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, has ...
Sep 22, 2016
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Parkinson's disease protein plays vital 'marshalling' role in healthy brains
Researchers have uncovered the normal function of a protein associated with Parkinson's disease, giving clues about what happens when it malfunctions.
Sep 19, 2016
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Neuroscience
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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Neuroscience
Discovery of mechanism that alters neural excitability offers window into neuropsychiatric disease
Diseases such as epilepsy, neuropathic pain, anxiety, depression, drug addiction and Alzheimer's are all associated with changes in the excitability of brain neurons. University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers show, ...
Aug 23, 2016
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