With the Lucy movie coming out, we’ve been really curious here at NeuWrite about what marvelous new life skills Scarlett Johansson will accrue, now that she can use more than 10% of her brain. As forward-thinking neuroscientists, we’ve been speculating: what would Lucy be able to do with such incredible and unprecedented brain power? The […]
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The hippocampus: Going the distance beyond space and time
posted by Emilie Reas
Anyone who’s spent a day exploring the streets of New York City will understand the importance of integrating accurate representations of space, time and distance. That hipster dive-bar you’re dying to check out is twelve streets from tonight’s dinner spot, whereas that hot new rooftop bar is just four avenues away. Which do you choose […]
Primate Visual Space: The Entorhinal Frontier
posted by UCSDNeuro
Throughout the course of human history, great metaphorical emphasis has been placed on developing an understanding of our “place in the world.” Although this proverbial construct refers more to a sense of self-efficacy, it underscores the inarguable importance of determining our position as it relates to the environment around us in producing proper behavior. Research into the neural mechanisms […]
Making Memories: The Role of Activity-Dependent CRTC1 in Synapse-to-Nucleus Signaling
posted by UCSDNeuro
How does a memory come to be With so many synapses in a dendritic tree? With umpteen connections betwixt cells, How does a nucleus come to tell When and which genes transcribed will be Sufficient to mediate plasticity? The Martin Lab at UCLA Believes that they have found a way. When transmitter binding allows calcium […]
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