New Research Shows Female Hippocampus Structure Changes in Sync with Hormones
New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that in women, in parallel to the rhythm of the level of estrogen across their menstrual cycle,…
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Neuroscientists Reveal How the Brain Encodes Time and Place
Neuroscientists from MIT have now identified a brain circuit that processes the “when” and “where” components of memory, revealing that this information is split even…
Study Reveals Cortex Used for Making Sensory Associations, Not the Hippocampus
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute have discovered that the brain uses the cortex for making sensory associations, not the hippocampus. ‘Where’ and ‘how’ memories…
Four Genes May Increase Memory Loss and Risk of Alzheimer’s
Based on a genetic analysis of more than 9,000 people, a new study shows that four genes may speed shrinkage of the hippocampus in the…
Reactivation of the Hippocampus Causes Memory Recall
Lost memories may be a thing of the past as neuroscientists conduct research on mice to test memory recall. By using optogenetics and stimulating the…
Targeting Dkk1 for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Neurologists just took another step forward in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. While study mice, they discovered that the antibodies that block the function of…
Intranasally Administered Neuropeptide S Lowers Anxiety and Alters Neuronal Activity
New findings show a non-invasive way to administer anxiolytic neuropeptide S (NPS). While working with mice, the findings show that intranasally administered neuropeptide S was…
Stimulating the Entorhinal Cortex Boosts Memory
A team of neuroscientists at the School of Medicine at UCLA have demonstrated that they can strengthen memory in human patients by stimulating the entorhinal…
Mother’s Nurturing Results in Larger Hippocampus in Children
New research by neuroscientists and child psychiatrists show that children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus. This is…