by Rockefeller University An area (red-yellow) in the brain’s temporal pole specializes in familiar face recognition. Credit: Sofia Landi Scientists have long searched in vain for a class of brain cells that could explain the visceral flash of recognition that we feel when we see a very familiar face, like that of our grandmothers. But the...
by University of New Hampshire The phrase “Pavlov’s dogs” has long evoked images of bells, food and salivating dogs. Even though this tried-and-true model of repetitive patterns mimics a variety of learning processes, what happens on a cellular level in the brain isn’t clear. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire took a closer look...
JUPITER, FL–April 17, 2018–Memory T cells are a critical element of our immune system’s historical archive. To prevent repeat infections, these cells retain a record of germs they’ve fought before. IMAGE: (THE RESEARCHERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) ADAM GETZLER, HUITIAN DIAO, DAPENG WANG AND MATTHEW PIPKIN LED THE STUDY ON THE FLORIDA CAMPUS OF THE SCRIPPS...
