Knowing Neurons
Knowing Neurons

Mice

Brain DevelopmentLearning and Memory
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How Humans Speak and Mice Learn: The Widespread Effects of FOXP2

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom bird songs to frog ribbits, animals engage in countless forms of vocalization. However, no other species in the animal kingdom matches humans in complexity of language. The versatility of… Read More
Big Ideas
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Learning from Disorder: The Paradox of Information in the Brain

In Dante’s Inferno, the fifth circle of Hell is a place where the wrathful fight each other for eternity.  Similarly, I often consider YouTube comments to be an extracanonical circle… Read More
Learning and MemoryNeuro NewsNeurological and Psychiatric Disorders
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Reconciling the Past with Pills: A New Approach to PTSD Treatment

Over a lifetime, the human brain stores countless memories.  Some are mundane and practical, others are subjective, and some influence our thinking and behaviour.  Not all of them are good.… Read More