This valuable study shows that a very slow (infraslow) oscillation occurs in voltage recordings from the dentate gyrus of the adult mouse. The authors suggest that it is related to sleep stage and ...

The human brain is made up of billions of neurons that connect precisely through 100 trillion+ specialized junctions called synapses. If a brain is considered a dedicated computer, synapses are the ...

This important study examined neuronal activity in the dentate nucleus of the cerebellum when monkeys performed a difficult perceptual decision-making task. The authors provide convincing evidence ...

Volumes of hippocampal subfields, including the dentate gyrus, were segmented to gauge long-term structural changes. Memory control was assessed using the "think/no-think" task, which measures the ...

Alek Korab is Founding Editor at Body Network. Based in Brooklyn, Alek specializes in wellness, body health, ...

Research interests have included monoamine neurons, development, growth factors, regeneration, aging, transplantation in the central nervous system, models for Parkinson’s disease and its treatment, ...