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May 2024
In this issue
Movement disorder ALS and cognitive disorder FTLD show strong molecular overlaps
In the brain, bursts of beta rhythms implement cognitive control
To understand cognition—and its dysfunction—neuroscientists must learn its rhythms
Plasticity and place: Study shows a key neural mechanism of remembering locations
Flavell earns tenure
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March 2024
In this issue
Study reveals a universal pattern of brain wave frequencies
How sensory gamma rhythm stimulation clears amyloid in Alzheimer’s mice
A noninvasive treatment for “chemo brain”
Creating new skills and new connections with MIT’s Quantitative Methods Workshop
Infinite Expansion Award
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January 2024
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2023 Highlights video
Anesthesia blocks sensation by cutting off communication within the cortex
Nanoparticle-delivered RNA reduces neuroinflammation in lab tests
New Picower Investigator advances optical methods to study learning and memory
Emery N. Brown elected member of American Philosophical Society
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November 2023
In this issue
Decoding the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease
Anesthesia technology precisely controls unconsciousness in animal tests
Resolving a seeming contradiction, study advances understanding of visual recognition memory
Individual neurons mix multiple RNA edits of key synapse protein, fly study finds
Mark Bear wins SfN's Julius Axelrod Prize
Award honors Elly Nedivi’s research on cortical plasticity
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September 2023
In this issue
Molecule reduces inflammation in Alzheimer’s models
Tracking brain waves could reduce post-op complications
Cracking the code that relates brain and behavior in a simple animal
Study connects neural gene expression differences to functional distinctions
Summer research opportunity can be a springboard to advanced studies
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July 2023
In this issue
40 Hz vibrations reduce Alzheimer’s pathology, symptoms in mouse models
From molecular to whole-brain scale in a simple animal, study reveals serotonin’s effects
Without key extracellular protein, neuronal axons break and synaptic connections fall apart
Brain networks encoding memory come together via electric fields, study finds
New award funds study of a remarkable example of neural regeneration
From labs to the streets, experts work to defuse childhood threats to mental health
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