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Astrocytes as Memory Powerhouses: Rethinking How the Brain Stores Information

For decades, neuroscientists have believed that memories reside primarily in the connections between neurons specifically in the synaptic weights that determine how strongly one neuron influences anot...

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Nov 4, 2025

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What Your Brain Does When You Skip Sleep: Unveiling the Attention-Cleaning Tradeoff

Have you ever struggled to concentrate after a restless night and wondered what’s going on inside your head? Recent MIT research uncovers a fascinating link between sleep deprivation, lapses in attent...

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Nov 1, 2025

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Gene Mutations Drive Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease: New Insights from Yale

When people think of Parkinson’s disease, tremors and movement difficulties often come to mind first. Yet, for many patients, the most distressing effects are cognitive ranging from memory lapses to f...

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Sep 30, 2025

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MIT Study Reveals How Alzheimer's Disease Disrupts Gene Regulation in the Brain

Alzheimer’s disease is infamous for eroding memory and cognition, but cutting-edge research now uncovers a deeper, cellular struggle that may determine who succumbs and who resists. Scientists at MIT ...

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Sep 12, 2025

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How Global Teams Charted the First Brain-Wide Map of Decision-Making in Mice

If we could observe an entire brain as it navigates rapid-fire choices, what would insights would it reveal? Thanks to an unprecedented international collaboration we are getting closer to an answer. ...

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Sep 5, 2025

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Protein Partnership May Hold the Key to Lasting Memories

Have you ever wondered why some childhood moments remain vivid for decades, while others fade away? Scientists have long been puzzled by how memories can persist in our brains, even though the molecul...

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Aug 5, 2025

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AI Powers Precision Gene Delivery Systems For Brain and Spinal Cord Therapy

Thanks to innovative gene delivery systems developed by NIH-funded teams, we may soon be able to deliver genetic instructions directly and precisely to select cells within the brain or spinal cord. Th...

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Jun 18, 2025

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Astrocytes: The Brain's Secret to Massive Memory Storage?

For decades, scientists believed that neurons did all the heavy lifting when it comes to memory. But a new wave of research from MIT is turning that idea on its head. The spotlight is now on astrocyte...

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May 28, 2025

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The Transformative Role of Storytelling in Science Communication

Picture the possibility of converting years of detailed research into a narrative that is easily digestible for all. This is the extraordinary capacity of storytelling in the realm of science, renderi...

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May 15, 2025

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How AI Is Learning to Process Language Like the Human Brain

AI Is Closing the Cognitive Gap Imagine AI systems that don’t just transcribe your words, but actually process language like your brain. That future may be closer than you think. Recent breakthroughs ...

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May 9, 2025

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Shedding New Light on Neural Connections: How LICONN is Democratizing Brain Mapping

Imagine unlocking the brain’s secrets with equipment found in a typical biology lab. Recent advances have made this possible by using light microscopy —instead of expensive electron microscopes—to map...

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May 9, 2025

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