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Neuroscientists have uncovered a cellular pathway that allows specific synapses to become stronger during memory formation. The findings provide the first glimpse of the molecular mechanism by which long term memories are encoded in a region of the hip…
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Neuroscientists have found that certain neurons in the brain are responsible for grouping behaviors together into a single habitual routine, in a process known as ‘chunking.’ These neurons, located in a brain region highly involved in habit formation, …
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Is it nature or nurture that ultimately shapes an organism? A new study reveals a dramatic landscape of gene expression changes across all cell types in the mouse visual cortex after a sensory experience, many linked to neural connectivity and the brai…
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Are you struggling to stay motivated? We’ve put together some information for you on how to maintain motivation and why it is so important to do so.
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Research into curious bright spots in the eyes on stroke patients’ brain images could one day alter the way these individuals are assessed and treated. A team of scientists has found that a chemical routinely given to stroke patients undergoing brain s…
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Researchers have identified a drug that could potentially help our brains reboot and reverse the damaging impacts of heavy alcohol consumption on regeneration of brain cells. Their studies in adult mice show that two weeks of daily treatment with the d…
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Researchers provide new data on the consequences of using different styles of humor, emphasizing the importance of analyzing cultural differences in future psychological research.
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Scientists caused rats to breathe at a lower rate and tire out on a treadmill earlier than normal by silencing star-shaped brain cells, called astrocytes. The results suggest that astrocytes play a more active role than traditionally thought in how the…
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A new study of the genetic factors involved in the causation of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) draws fresh attention to the impact these illnesses have on motor skills, and more broadly on cognitive function. Careful inference from the data suggests t…
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Exposure to androgens (male hormones) during brain development alters genes related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study. Using male human cells, researchers identified key genes that are regulated by testosterone and that contri…
