Category: Memory

Study suggests brain insulin resistance contributes to cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s

From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine via ScienceDaily: Insulin resistance in the brain precedes and contributes to cognitive decline above and beyond other known causes of Alzheimer’s disease,… Read more »

Mouse study suggests neurons can be harnessed to partially control specific memory

From the Scripps Research Institute press release via AlphaGalileo: Scripps Research Institute scientists and their colleagues have successfully harnessed neurons in mouse brains, allowing them to at least partially control… Read more »

Study proposes new models that predict patterns of dementia-related brain damage

From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Two breakthrough studies may explain why we see distinct patterns of brain damage associated with dementias, such as Alzheimer’s disease, and could… Read more »

Study suggests Alzheimer’s may spread within brain by moving directly between connected neurons

From the UC San Francisco press release: Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia may spread within nerve networks in the brain by moving directly between connected neurons, instead of… Read more »

Researchers identify neural activity sequences that help form memory, decision-making

From the Princeton University press release by Catherine Zandonella: Princeton University researchers have used a novel virtual reality and brain imaging system to detect a form of neural activity underlying… Read more »