Learning & Memory
October 12, 2021
Ada Lovelace Day 2021: Navigating a career in STEM
An interview with Jacqueline Gottlieb, PhD.
Learning & Memory
September 20, 2021
Untangling Transgenerational Trauma
Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD, is one of Popular Science's Brilliant 10: The most innovative up-and-coming minds in science.
Learning & Memory
March 2, 2021
Don’t want to retire? Here’s how to maintain a fulfilling career into your 80s and beyond.
Eric Kandel, MD, interviewed about his career.
Learning & Memory
February 25, 2021
The Legacy of Trauma: Can Experiences Leave A Biological Imprint?
Bianca Jones Marlin talks to NPR Shortwave about epigenetics and its potential implications in trauma inheritance
Learning & Memory
November 20, 2020
Is Your Brain Goofing Off?
Pop culture suggests humans use only a fraction of their mental capacity—scientists disagree.
Learning & Memory
May 13, 2020
Unexpected Brain Strategy Links Two Events Separated by Time
A study in mice led by Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, and Stefano Fusi, PhD, does not find evidence supporting two popular ideas for how the brain bridges temporal time gaps.
Learning & Memory
March 12, 2019
Do Genes Dictate How Mice Cope With Trauma?
A gene that affects how mice encode fear memories could inform the study of PTSD in humans, according to a study led by Eric Kandel, MD.
Learning & Memory
January 31, 2019
The Brain's GPS System Holds Clues To Schizophrenia And A Unifying Theory Of Mind
A study led by Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, shows how a type of brain cell affects navigation through our physical world as well as through our memories.
Learning & Memory
January 14, 2019
How Does Your Brain Remember Things? A New Study Shows How It Recalls Different Events
A study led by Daphna Shohamy, PhD, found that the brain prioritizes important memories over neutral events.
Disease
October 23, 2018
Bone Hormone Released During Exercise May Lead to New Memory-loss Drug
A new study led by Eric Kandel, MD, has identified a protein that could form the basis of a treatment for age-related memory loss.
