Learning New Tasks: Brain Cells Benefit from Having Neighbors
When we learn new a new task or a new nugget of information, our brain cells form new patterns of connections. This is the essence of learning. But what researchers have....
The Neural Mechanisms of Trait Non-reactivity in Protection from Depression Vulnerability
A study from Dr. Lihong Wang‘s group revealed that non-reactivity (one of the five facets of trait mindfulness) scores were inversely correlated with insula activation during....
The Dynamic Changing Pattern of the Cerebral Blood Flow in Response to a Repeated Stress and Depress
Dr. Lihong Wang’s lab has recently identified the dynamic changing pattern of the cerebral blood perfusion in response to a repeatedly presented stressor over time.
New Brain Connections form in Clusters during Learing
New connections between brain cells emerge in clusters in the brain as animals learn to perform a new task, according to a study published inNature on February 19 (advance online publication).
Axonal Bouton Dynamics Are Increased in Aging Mouse
In collaboration with Vincenzo De Paola’s lab at MRC in London, Sen Song’s lab recently discovered that axonal bouton dynamics are increased in aging mouse cortex rather than decreased.
Toward a Minimally Invasive Brain-computer Interface
Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology aims at helping severely motor disabled people like the physicist Stephen Hawking, due to diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or spinal cord injury, etc.
Synapse Reorganization in Formation of Motor Memory
One fundamental question in neuroscience is how the brain processes and stores information. As the information-processing elements in the brain, neurons communicate via specialized connections called synapses.