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Learning and Memory
Learning: is the process of acquiring new knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences. Memory: is the part of the brain where information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed.
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MAY 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have reported the discovery of a novel signaling pathway in the brain, and the findings may have implication ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2017Cannabis Sciences
As we age, memory can be impacted. Older adults usually show some signs of cognitive decline, but it varies from person ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 14, 2017Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2017Neuroscience
The brain is an incredibly complex organ. It powers and controls every bodily function, processes thoughts and memories, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 10, 2017Neuroscience
Addiction, whether to drugs or alcohol, has its roots in the brain. Brain chemistry and activity is significantly altere ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 04, 2017Neuroscience
The benefits of human umbilical cord blood are well known for fighting cancer and harvesting stem cells, but new researc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 03, 2017Videos
Neuroplasticity refers to the idea that your brain changes its structure based on what you do in your life. Although thi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 25, 2017Videos
As elderly people grow old, they often become both feeble and forgetful, but some elderly folk exhibit quite the opposit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
New research suggests that excess sugar—especially the fructose in sugary drinks—might damage your brain. Re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
As people with hearing loss work to improve their speech recognition, a familiar voice may work better than a generic on ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 18, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries ...APR 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Cephalopods, the branch of animals dealing primarily with octopuses and squids, are much more unique than previously tho ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 31, 2017Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – March 31, 2017 – New research from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) suggests that the re ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 29, 2017Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decade ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 28, 2017Neuroscience
The capacity of the brain to store and recall information rivals that of any super computer. There are even events where ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The human brain contains everything we learn and all of the memories from our lives; the nerve cells in the brain and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2017Neuroscience
It happens at a microscopic level, but learning and processing memories impacts the structure of neurons on the brain. I ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2017Videos
Hard drives and solid state drives are expanding in size every day, allowing you to store more of your important informa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 13, 2017Neuroscience
How a person remembers something, that is, how that memory is created in the brain, is a complex process. While simple d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2017Infographics
Feeling forgetful? Finding it hard to focus? Have a shortened temper? You might need more sleep… Sleep deprivatio ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Japanese scientists have confirmed the diagnosis of Down syndrome in a 24-year-old female chimp named Kanako. This marks ...FEB 24, 2017Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
Pulsars are one of the things astronomers have a hard time understanding. We have a pretty good idea of what they are, b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2017Neuroscience
There is a lot of work being done in the field of neuroscience on how technology can help those with brain injuries or n ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have reported the discovery of a novel signaling pathway in the brain, and the findings may have implication
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
As we age, memory can be impacted. Older adults usually show some signs of cognitive decline, but it varies from person
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 14, 2017
Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2017
Neuroscience
The brain is an incredibly complex organ. It powers and controls every bodily function, processes thoughts and memories,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 10, 2017
Neuroscience
Addiction, whether to drugs or alcohol, has its roots in the brain. Brain chemistry and activity is significantly altere
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2017
Neuroscience
The benefits of human umbilical cord blood are well known for fighting cancer and harvesting stem cells, but new researc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 03, 2017
Videos
Neuroplasticity refers to the idea that your brain changes its structure based on what you do in your life. Although thi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 25, 2017
Videos
As elderly people grow old, they often become both feeble and forgetful, but some elderly folk exhibit quite the opposit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
New research suggests that excess sugar—especially the fructose in sugary drinks—might damage your brain. Re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
As people with hearing loss work to improve their speech recognition, a familiar voice may work better than a generic on
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 18, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries
...
APR 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Cephalopods, the branch of animals dealing primarily with octopuses and squids, are much more unique than previously tho
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – March 31, 2017 – New research from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) suggests that the re
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 29, 2017
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decade
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 28, 2017
Neuroscience
The capacity of the brain to store and recall information rivals that of any super computer. There are even events where
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human brain contains everything we learn and all of the memories from our lives; the nerve cells in the brain and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2017
Neuroscience
It happens at a microscopic level, but learning and processing memories impacts the structure of neurons on the brain. I
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2017
Videos
Hard drives and solid state drives are expanding in size every day, allowing you to store more of your important informa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2017
Neuroscience
How a person remembers something, that is, how that memory is created in the brain, is a complex process. While simple d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2017
Infographics
Feeling forgetful? Finding it hard to focus? Have a shortened temper? You might need more sleep… Sleep deprivatio
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Japanese scientists have confirmed the diagnosis of Down syndrome in a 24-year-old female chimp named Kanako. This marks
...
FEB 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Pulsars are one of the things astronomers have a hard time understanding. We have a pretty good idea of what they are, b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2017
Neuroscience
There is a lot of work being done in the field of neuroscience on how technology can help those with brain injuries or n
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim