Alternative RNA splicing tied to schizophrenia-like behaviors in animal models

In a new study, Chinese researchers have discovered the previously unrecognized role of alternative splicing of the DOC2A ...
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Alternative splicing of DOC2A gene shown to drive schizophrenia risk

In an important new study, Chinese researchers have discovered the previously unrecognized role of alternative splicing of ...

Scientists have clarified the role of dopamine in learning and memory formation

Dopamine plays a more complex and precise role in brain function than previously thought: it not only enhances neural ...

New synaptic formation in adolescence challenges conventional views of brain development

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...
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A unifying account of replay as context-driven memory reactivation

A context-driven memory model simulates a wide range of characteristics of waking and sleeping hippocampal replay, providing a new account of how and why replay occurs.
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Prefoldin 5 is a microtubule-associated protein that suppresses Tau aggregation and neurotoxicity

Prefoldin 5 stabilises neuronal microtubules and suppresses Tau-mediated neurotoxicity, offering a potential therapeutic target for tauopathies.