News articles tagged with 'plasticity'
Researchers gain new insight into the brain's ability to reorganise itself
— 19 Mar 2011 14:34 | HealthWhen Geoffrey Murphy, Ph.D., talks about plastic structures, he's not talking about the same thing as Mr. McGuire in The Graduate. To Murphy, an associate professor of molecular and…
Plasticity of plants helps them adapt to climate change
— 17 Mar 2011 20:14 | EnvironmentThe study, which has been published in Trends in Plant Science, provides an overview of plants' molecular and genetic mechanisms, which is important for ecologists, physiologists and…
Number of synapses shown to vary between night and day in Stanford study of zebrafish
— 7 Oct 2010 15:48 | BiologyWith the help of tiny, see-through fish, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers are homing in on what happens in the brain while you sleep. In a new study, they show how…
Brain mechanism linked to relapse after cocaine withdrawal
— 9 Sep 2010 11:18 | HealthAddictive drugs are known to induce changes in the brain's reward circuits that may underlie drug craving and relapse after long periods of abstinence. Now, new research, published…
MIT researchers find that Sirtuin1 may boost memory and learning ability
— 12 Jul 2010 11:06 | HealthThe same molecular mechanism that increases life span through calorie restriction may help boost memory and brainpower, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory…
Cat brain: A step toward the electronic equivalent
— 15 Apr 2010 08:32 | TechnologyA cat can recognise a face faster and more efficiently than a supercomputer. That's one reason a feline brain is the model for a biologically-inspired computer project involving the…
Scientists capture the first image of memories being made
— 19 Jun 2009 08:41 | HealthThe ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world. A new study by researchers at the Montreal…
Special protein helps maintain an efficient brain
— 19 May 2009 12:01 | HealthThe instruction manual for maintaining an efficient brain may soon include a section on synaptotagmin-IV (Syt-IV), a protein known to influence learning and memory, thanks to a study…
Preclinical work shows how one gene causes severe mental retardation
— 10 May 2009 20:07 | HealthResearchers at Duke University Medical Centre and the University of North Carolina have discovered in mice how a single disrupted gene can cause a form of severe mental retardation…
Sleeping brain is still hard at work: Mechanisms for consolidation of cortical plasticity
— 12 Feb 2009 11:30 | HealthNew research provides strong support for the idea that one of the key functions of sleep is the consolidation of memories. The study, published by Cell Press in the 12th February issue…