Autor: Clarice Peres

It is a daily challenge for our brains to establish new memories via learning while providing stable storage of remote memories. The capacity to learn throughout life and at the same time guarantee lifelong storage and remote recall of established memories is a daily challenge. Emerging evidence suggests an important function of the extracellular matrix (ECM),… Continuar lendo Learning induces transient upregulation of brevican in the auditory cortex during consolidation of long-term memories.

Thousands of people worldwide have been affected by recent measles outbreaks, even though there is a safe and effective vaccine. Most importantly, vaccine policy — like other types of effective public policy — must be based on evidence, and not driven by political and ideological considerations. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02232-0?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=4c1d57fdf3-briefing-dy-20190722&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-4c1d57fdf3-43515589

Using social media and watching TV might increase symptoms of depression in teenagers. Published July 15 in JAMA Pediatrics, the four-year study asked nearly 4,000 Canadian teens to report on the number of hours they spend on social media, TV, video gaming and computers. More frequent users of social media and TV had more severe… Continuar lendo Teen depression linked to use of social media and TV.