Teenage training
Training in adolescence can offset cognitive deficits in adulthood in a proposed rat model of schizophrenia, reports a study inContinue Reading
Tag: hippocampus
The interactive, the progressive, and the hippocampal
Here, SRF brings you an assortment of other conference news, including gene-environment interactions contributing to schizophrenia risk, evidence for progressiveContinue Reading
What (engineered) memories are made of
Sometimes the best way to understand how something works is to try to build it — and researchers have takenContinue Reading
MeCP2 loss ups signal strength
Neurons lacking MeCP2, the protein deficient in Rett syndrome, have stronger signals than controls do when measured amid the electricalContinue Reading
An anxious temperament
Brain activity that correlates with anxious temperament may arise through a combination of nature and nurture, according to a newContinue Reading
Disorganized brain signals in a mouse model of schizophrenia
Mice carrying a multi-gene deletion associated with schizophrenia exhibit disrupted communication between regions of the brain involved in working memory.Continue Reading
Sleep deprivation, cAMP, and schizophrenia
The cognitive difficulties stemming from sleep deprivation may be reversible, according to a recent paper in Nature. Using a drugContinue Reading
Brain as crystal ball?
College-age students with a type of gene that increases their chances for getting Alzheimer’s disease also have a brain thatContinue Reading
Nighttime noise: Stealth memory sapper?
Falling asleep in front of the TV may give you more than a sore neck. According to a recent reportContinue Reading
The anxiety switch
Whether you are a French chef vying for a three star rating, or a mere mortal trying to make itContinue Reading
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