News articles tagged with 'hippocampus'
New strategy for stimulating neurogenesis may lead to drugs to improve cognition and mood
— 4 Apr 2011 19:06 | HealthResearchers at Columbia University Medical Centre have developed a new way to stimulate neurone production in the adult mouse brain, demonstrating that neurones acquired in the brain's…
Nurturing newborn neurones sharpens minds in mice
— 4 Apr 2011 18:48 | HealthAdult mice engineered to have more newborn neurones in their brain memory hub excelled at accurately discriminating between similar experiences - an ability that declines with normal…
Prozac reorganises brain plasticity
— 16 Mar 2011 13:03 | HealthSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) such as Prozac are regularly used to treat severe anxiety and depression. They work by immediately increasing the amount of serotonin…
As we sleep, speedy brain waves boost our ability to learn
— 9 Mar 2011 18:29 | HealthScientists have long puzzled over the many hours we spend in light, dreamless slumber. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests we're busy recharging our…
Human stem cells transformed into key neurones lost in Alzheimer's
— 4 Mar 2011 15:09 | HealthNorthwestern Medicine researchers for the first time have transformed a human embryonic stem cell into a critical type of neurone that dies early in Alzheimer's disease and is a major…
Moderate aerobic exercise in older adults shown to improve memory
— 1 Feb 2011 20:27 | HealthA new study shows that one year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain's hippocampus in older adults, leading to an improvement in spatial memory…
Mount Sinai researchers identify potential therapeutic target for improving long-term memory
— 27 Jan 2011 19:17 | HealthResearchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a therapy that may enhance memory and prevent the loss of long-term memory. The research is published in the January…
Little-known growth factor enhances memory, prevents forgetting in rats
— 27 Jan 2011 18:56 | HealthA naturally occurring growth factor significantly boosted retention and prevented forgetting of a fear memory when injected into rats' memory circuitry during time-limited windows when…
Where unconscious memories form
— 16 Dec 2010 17:34 | HealthA small area deep in the brain called the perirhinal cortex is critical for forming unconscious conceptual memories, researchers at the UC Davis Centre for Mind and Brain have found…
CSHL scientists identify elusive neuronal targets of deep brain stimulation
— 15 Dec 2010 17:17 | HealthShooting steady pulses of electricity through slender electrodes into a brain area that controls complex behaviours has proven to be effective against several therapeutically stubborn…