by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical Xpress Model of hippocampal state-space composition. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-025-01908-3 The hippocampal formation is a group of brain regions, including the hippocampus and some other structures closely connected to it. This set of brain regions is known to support various important brain functions, including the consolidation of memories, experience-based reasoning,...
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Harnessing chaos: How the brain turns randomness into robust memory
by Charles Choi, Columbia University Credit: Rungratsameetaweemana lab/Columbia Engineering Random noise, such as background hubbub on a phone call, is usually thought of as unwanted interference. Now researchers at Columbia Engineering find the brain may harness unavoidable random fluctuations of its activity to perform useful computations, particularly in tasks relying on memory. These findings not only...
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Could camembert cheese hold the key to better memory?
By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc.Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLMJan 9 2025 Myristamide, a fatty acid amide found in Camembert cheese, enhances cognitive function and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels, offering potential insights into combating cognitive decline. Study: Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline after oral administration in mice. Image Credit: melei5/Shutterstock.com In a recent article in Neuroscience...
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Small molecule cognitive enhancer reverses age-related memory decline in mice
With increased life expectancy, age-associated cognitive decline becomes a growing concern, even in the absence of recognizable neurodegenerative disease. The integrated stress response (ISR) is activated during aging and contributes to age-related brain phenotypes. We demonstrate that treatment with the drug-like small-molecule ISR inhibitor ISRIB reverses ISR activation in the brain, as indicated by decreased...
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Researchers report new insights into Parkinson’s disease-related mortality
by IOS Press By following a group of newly diagnosed patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) for a decade or more, researchers have been able to identify several factors never before reported that appear to be associated with higher mortality rates in PD patients compared to the general population. As reported in the Journal of Parkinson’s...
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Can computer use, crafts and games slow or prevent age-related memory loss?
New study looks at timing and number of mentally stimulating activities AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY MINNEAPOLIS – A new study has found that mentally stimulating activities like using a computer, playing games, crafting and participating in social activities are linked to a lower risk or delay of age-related memoryloss called mild cognitive impairment, and that...
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Can computer use, crafts and games slow or prevent age-related memory loss?
New study looks at timing and number of mentally stimulating activities MINNEAPOLIS – A new study has found that mentally stimulating activities like using a computer, playing games, crafting and participating in social activities are linked to a lower risk or delay of age-related memory loss called mild cognitive impairment, and that the timing and...