Long-term memory encoding engram neurons are established by the transcriptional cycling

Long-term memory (LTM) is formed by repetitive training trials with rest intervals and LTM formation requires…

Electronics of the future: A new energy-efficient mechanism using the Rashba effect

Scientists have proposed new quasi-1D materials for potential spintronic applications, an upcoming technology that exploits the…

Online mirrors: Video bloggers and viewers share emotions

Examining over 2,000 video blogs, or vlogs on YouTube, researchers found we mirror the emotions of…

Pine needles from Christmas trees could be turned into paint and food sweeteners

Abandoned Christmas trees could be saved from landfill and turned into paint and food sweeteners according…

How the brain enables us to rapidly focus attention

Researchers have discovered a key mechanism in the brain that may underlie our ability to rapidly…

Fish bones yield new tool for tracking coal ash contamination

A new study shows that trace elements found in fish ear bones can be used as…

New insight on how memory works

Researchers have explored how memory is tied to the hippocampus, with findings that will expand scientists'…

Confronting the side effects of a common anti-cancer treatment

Results of a new study suggest that a new treatment approach is needed -- and how…

Kicking, yelling during sleep? Study finds risk factors for violent sleep disorder

Taking antidepressants for depression, having post-traumatic stress disorder or anxiety diagnosed by a doctor are risk…

Producers of white colonies on kimchi surface, mistaken as molds, have been identified

Analyses of microbial community structures and whole genome sequencing were performed to the white colony-forming yeasts…