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Secondary Somatosensory Cortex Is Required for Learning but Not Execution of a Tactile Discrimination The relationship between primary somatosensory cortex (S1) and secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) during learning is not clear. Here, we show that when confronted with a texture discrimination using...

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New work shows that secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) is essential for learning a whisker-based tactile discrimination—but not for executing it once learned.
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How do we form memories?

In this Neuroscience Perspectives, Dr. Ueli Rutishauser explores the fundamental mechanisms behind memory formation and why this work matters

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A man travelling with a ferret perched on his shoulder and repeated complaints about unmuzzled dangerous dogs were among a stream of reports sent about animals on public transport.

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Electrical Synapses Contribute to Sleep‐Dependent Declarative Memory Retention Blocking electrical synapses (gap junctions) in healthy humans by mefloquine impaired the sleep-dependent retention of verbal declarative memory and improved sensorimotor memory consolidation irrespe...

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Electrical synapses matter for memory: blocking gap junctions selectively disrupts sleep-dependent declarative memory, while reshaping spindle–slow-oscillation coupling during NREM sleep.
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"...memories are not like movies..."

Dr. Ueli Rutishauser of @cedarssinaihsu.bsky.social gives insight into how memories are formed in the brain on the latest episode of Neuroscience Perspectives with @johnfoxe.bsky.social

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Join this conversation with the world-renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, Dr. Itzhak Fried. In this episode of Neuroscience Perspectives, Dr. Fried, professor of neurosurgery, psychiatry, and… The Future of Memory: Single Neurons, Consciousness & Cognitive Decline

💡Yes, there is a “Jennifer Aniston neuron” and Dr. Itzhak Fried discovered it

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YouTube video by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience Elevating Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research at the University of Rochester

👀 Take a peek at some of the #URochesterResearch advancements that are transforming intellectual and developmental disabilities research at the @UofR
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The Role of Neurons in Our Decisions & Behavior In this episode of Neuroscience Perspectives, Dr. Anne Churchland, professor of Neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and the Brain Research Institute at the University of California,…

Don't miss this conversation with @annechurchland.bsky.social and @johnfoxe.bsky.social - they dive into the impact our senses have on the decisions we make, and what led Dr. Churchland to neuroscience

YouTube video by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience The Role of Neurons in Our Decisions & Behavior

How do brains make decisions and why does this matter for human health? @johnfoxe.bsky.social and I discuss this here on the latest episode of his "Neuroscience Perspectives" podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UeC...

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Economic instability is linked to long COVID in kids

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🎧Listen to why Dr. Churchland says picking a mentor in grad school is more important than the scientific problem you're initially interested in

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Expanding Therapeutic Horizons in Parkinson's Disease Through MicroRNA‐Based Interventions: A Comprehensive Review This review mainly describes the current evidence linking miRNA dysregulation to PD pathogenesis and explores therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring homeostatic gene regulation.

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Expanding Therapeutic Horizons in Parkinson's Disease Through MicroRNA‐Based Interventions: A Comprehensive Review @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social @parkinsons.org.uk @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @wileybrainpsych.bsky.social
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What role do neurons play in decision making?

Dr. Itzhak Fried of UCLA joins @johnfoxe.bsky.social on Neuroscience Perspectives & discusses breakthroughs born from epilepsy surgery, the famous “Jennifer Aniston neuron,” and more...

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The circadian system: A neglected player in neurodevelopmental disorders Patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) display circadian dysregulation in a heterogeneous manner, including altered daily activity rhythms. Circadian disruption at the environmental and mo...

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The circadian system: A neglected player in neurodevelopmental disorders
Bouteldja and colleagues (2024)
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#sleep #IDDRC #AUCD
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Coming to the Society for Neuroscience meeting? Come to my lecture and say hi. I'm going to be talking about some crazy stuff. #neuroscience #SFN2025

Another Preprint from our team!
“The School Cafeteria Problem”: Disrupted Visuospatial Attention During Multisensory Speech-in-Noise Perception in Children with ADHD
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Sex and Age Shape Progression of Batten Disease, Brainwave Study Finds Researchers from the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have found that male and female brains show different responses as Batten disease progresses and have found a m...

Using EEG #URochesterResearch discovered male mice with Batten disease showed early auditory problems that improved with age, while female mice had persistent difficulties #IDDRC #RareDisease #neuroscience

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Processing of Emotional Faces Has Unique Functional and Cytoarchitectural Associations in those with an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.13.688249v1

Disrupted Top-Down Modulation as a Mechanism of Impaired Multisensory Processing in Children with an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.13.688243v1

The impact that the bird brain has on human health and disease 🐦

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New article from @johnfoxe.bsky.social in Autism Research: A Comparative Trial of Occupational Therapy Using Ayres Sensory Integration and Applied Behavior Analysis Interventions for Autistic Children
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YouTube video by Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience What Happens When Science Meets Storytelling? With Best-Selling Author & Neuroscientist Lisa Genova

What happens when science meets storytelling?
Neuroscientist and best-selling author Lisa Genova joins host @johnfoxe.bsky.social to discuss how stories can change how we understand Alzheimer’s, ALS, and other brain diseases #podcast #neuroscience #research

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Differences in Performance in the Trail Making Test Part B Between Adoptees With High and Low Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: The Finnish Adoptive Family Study of Schizophrenia Genetic risk alone did not predict impaired TMT-B performance, challenging the view that cognitive abnormalities represent an endophenotype of schizophrenia. Psychiatric morbidity was strongly as...

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Differences in Performance in the Trail Making Test Part B Between Adoptees With High and Low Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: The Finnish Adoptive Family Study of Schizophrenia - Myllyaho - 2025
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