Scientists Identify Neural Signatures of Explicit and Implicit Learning
Figuring out how to pedal a bike and memorizing the rules of chess require two different types of learning, and now for the first time,…
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Harvard Study Casts Doubt on the Prevailing Model of Fixed Memory Formation
A newly published study from the Harvard Medical School casts doubt on the prevailing model of fixed memory formation, suggesting that the brain may be…
Could Stem Cells be the Link Between Bacteria and Cancer?
New research shows that the bacterium sends stem cell renewal in the stomach into overdrive – and stem cell turnover has been suspected by many…
Neuroscientists Reveal the Brain Circuit Dedicated to Retrieving Memories
Neuroscientists from MIT have shown, for the first time, that recalling a memory requires a “detour” circuit that branches off from the original memory circuit….
Yale Biologists Examine Long-Standing Genetics Mystery
Researchers discover several genes whose evolution appears to have been critical to the divergence of humans from their common ancestor with chimpanzees. What makes humans…
New Yale Study Shows Paraoxonase 2 Facilitates Pancreatic Cancer Growth
New research from Yale University reveals that pancreatic cancer cells use glucose to survive and also to spread to other organs. Pancreatic cancer is a…
Yale Study Shows PUM1 and PUM2 Help Older Brains Gain New Cells
A newly published study from Yale University identified two genes that are crucial to creation of neurons in the brain region responsible for learning and…
Study Shows Increased Functional DNA in Mitochondria Cures Male Infertility
In a mouse model, new research from the Max Planck Institute shows that a higher number of mitochondrial DNA-molecules can compensate for negative effects of…
Study Shows Lysosomes Greatly Accelerate Formation of Amyloid Plaques
New research from Yale University shows that increased lysosomes in neural projections in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s greatly accelerated formation of amyloid plaques. Lysosomes…
Researchers Identify a Prehistoric Sea Creature That Once Patrolled the Ocean Floor
A team of biologists has identified a small marine predator that once patrolled the ocean floor and grabbed its prey with 50 spines that it…