plasticity Archive
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![Researchers at the University of North Carolina have obtained evidence suggesting distinct neuronal pathways lead to either whole cell death via apoptosis or selective axon […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Apoptosis or neural pruning: Distinct mechanisms for cell and axon-specific degeneration.")
Apoptosis or neural pruning: Distinct mechanisms for cell and axon-specific degeneration.
Posted on May 27, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers at the University of North Carolina have obtained evidence suggesting distinct neuronal pathways lead to either whole cell death via apoptosis or selective axon […] -
![Forming a memory involves altering inter-neuronal connections. This is known as synaptic plasticity. This week, a group of researchers at Florida’s Scripps Research Institute has […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "New memory formation mechanism discovered")
New memory formation mechanism discovered
Posted on February 2, 2013 | No CommentsForming a memory involves altering inter-neuronal connections. This is known as synaptic plasticity. This week, a group of researchers at Florida’s Scripps Research Institute has […] -
The channel Pannexin1 is required for normal memory function
Posted on January 14, 2013 | No CommentsScientists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have identified a protein, Pannexin1, that is required for normal functioning of brain cells and learning in mice. Animals lacking […]
