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Neuroscience News: How memories are structured. Comment: as a person who sustained a TBI with amnesia, this quote gives hope ““To date, when faced with an amnesic problem, we thought of attention deficits or difficulties in acquiring information. Our results suggest that there could also be a failure in these segmentation signals, in how information is structured in the brain”, they note.”

Posted on July 21, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The Brain’s Ripple Effect: How Memories Are Structured FeaturedNeuroscience ·July 20, 2025 Summary: Researchers have identified ripple-type brain waves as key to how humans segment and store memories. By recording brain activity in epilepsy patients watching a TV episode, they found … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: AI … how we really make decisions. Comment: Could this explain why people with TBI or mental illness find it so difficult to exercise choice?

Posted on July 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Tiny AI Models Reveal How We Really Make Decisions FeaturedNeuroscience ·July 18, 2025 Summary: Decision-making often involves trial and error, but conventional models assume we always act optimally based on past experience. A new study used small, interpretable artificial neural networks … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Brain … how it replays and compresses memories

Posted on July 10, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

How the Brain Replays and Compresses Memories FeaturedNeuroscience ·July 10, 2025 Summary: New research shows how the brain replays and organizes memories, even compressing long experiences into short, fixed-length neural sequences. Scientists recorded hundreds of hippocampal neurons in freely flying bats … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Human Brains Keep Making Memory Neurons in Adulthood

Posted on July 7, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

There were also large variations between individuals – some adult humans had many neural progenitor cells, others hardly any at all. Credit: Neuroscience News Human Brains Keep Making Memory Neurons in Adulthood FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience ·July 5, 2025 Summary: A groundbreaking study shows … Continue reading →

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One Gene Rewires Fear Circuits and Fuels Anxiety

Posted on June 29, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

One Gene Rewires Fear Circuits and Fuels Anxiety FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology ·June 28, 2025 Summary: Researchers have uncovered how losing the autism-linked gene PTEN in a specific set of inhibitory neurons reshapes brain circuits tied to fear and anxiety. Using advanced circuit-mapping techniques, … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Brain Injury Could Explain Sudden Criminal Behavior. Quote: “This tract connects areas involved in emotion and decision-making, and when disrupted, may impair impulse control and moral reasoning.”

Posted on June 27, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Brain Injury Could Explain Sudden Criminal Behavior FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·June 27, 2025 Summary: A new study has found that damage to a specific white matter pathway in the brain—the right uncinate fasciculus—may increase the likelihood of criminal or violent behavior following brain … Continue reading →

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A most remarkable person, Eleanor Maguire, cognitive neuroscientist. When I had cancer I wrote to her about her research, as below, based on my experience with a TBI. She replied and suggested reading certain articles. Sad to say, just a young woman, she passed away from cancer.

Posted on June 16, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Eleanor Maguire was a renowned cognitive neuroscientist known for her groundbreaking research on the brain’s role in memory, navigation, and imagination. Her work, particularly focusing on the hippocampus, transformed our understanding of how these cognitive functions are supported by the brain. She employed … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: The Brain and its ability to rapidly rewire.

Posted on June 15, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Brain Adapts to Neuron Loss Through Rapid Rewiring FeaturedNeuroscience ·June 14, 2025 Summary: New research shows that the brain’s cortex can rapidly reorganize itself after losing neurons, allowing other nerve cells to take over lost functions. Scientists studied neural networks in … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: ECT … personal experience … it was of benefit to me

Posted on June 1, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Brain ‘Reset Wave’ May Explain How ECT Rapidly Relieves Depression FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·May 31, 2025 Summary: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), long misunderstood due to outdated portrayals, remains the most effective treatment for severe, treatment-resistant mental illness. While traditionally thought to work solely through … Continue reading →

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Big Think. How curiosity rewires your brain for change

Posted on May 15, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Smart Skills — May 12, 2025 How curiosity rewires your brain for change Curiosity is often considered a personality quirk. Neuroscience paints a different picture. Key Takeaways Anne-Laure Le CunffCopy a link to the article entitled http://How%20curiosity%20rewires%20your%20brain%20for%20change Share How curiosity rewires your … Continue reading →

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