memory, neuroscience, cell & molecular biology

Cutting-edge microscopy is revealing how new neurons made in adult mice’s brains tap into existing neuronal connections.

Moderate ultraviolet light exposure boosts the brainpower of mice thanks to increased production of the neurotransmitter glutamate.  

Injecting molecules from a sea slug that received tail shocks into one that didn’t made the recipient animal behave more cautiously. 

The neuronal coverings that mediate synaptic changes are involved in everything from memory to psychiatric disorders, affecting autism, Alzheimer’s, and addiction.

Running releases an enzyme that is associated with memory function in mice and humans.
 

Running causes rodents to forget their fears in part because of increased hippocampal neurogenesis, a study shows.

Inducing certain brain patterns extends non-REM sleep in mice.