Learning & Memory
March 11, 2016
'Birth' of Neurons Seen in the Brain for First Time
A team led by Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, used several techniques to observe the birth of the neurons in an adult mouse.
Learning & Memory
March 10, 2016
Newborn Neurons Keep Memories Crisp and Fresh
Research led by Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, provides a glimpse at how newborn neurons behave in animals as they learn.
Learning & Memory
February 29, 2016
The Mysteries of How Newborn Cells May Help Form Memories
Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, explains why the brain must generate new cells in order to capture memories.
Disease
February 18, 2016
Scientists Have Found A Way To Prevent Memory Loss In Schizophrenic Mice
Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, and his team have successfully eliminated one of the major symptoms of schizophrenia in mice.
Disease
February 18, 2016
Neuroscientists Score a Rare Hit Against an Impenetrable Face of Schizophrenia
Research led by Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, shows that regrowing certain neural connections rebuilds working memories in mice.
Decision Making
January 25, 2016
Make Information Overload Disappear
Daphna Shohamy, PhD, scans the brain of WNYC host Manoush Zomorodi to see if information overload can be visualized in the brain.
Disease
January 11, 2016
A Discovery About Brain Circuitry Holds Promise for Treating Anxiety
Steven Siegelbaum, PhD, reveals how the mind distinguishes between safe and dangerous environments.
The Senses
November 19, 2015
Your Brain Can Taste without Your Tongue
Charles Zuker, PhD, shows that stimulating the "taste cortex" was enough to trick mice into thinking they'd tasted sweet or bitter.
The Senses
November 18, 2015
New Study Shows That Taste, Like All Reality, is but a Fragile Illusion
Charles Zuker, PhD, reveals that the sense of taste is hardwired in the brain, independent of learning or experience.
Disease
October 14, 2015
Anorexics Process Food Choices In a Very Different Way
A new study co-led by Daphna Shohmay, PhD, has identified what’s going on in the brain when anorexics decide what to eat.
