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.
Learning & Memory
March 19, 2018
Answering Questions About the Brain
Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD, explores the brain science of love and heartbreak.
Movement
February 16, 2018
Figure Skater Brains Are Literally Wired Differently
Rui Costa, DVM, PhD, and Nathaniel Sawtell, PhD, explain what it is about figure skaters' brains that helps them stay upright on slippery ice.
