BnML - Behavioral & Molecular Lab

In our brain, new neurons are born everyday with the ability to participate in different dimensions of our behavior. Researchers from BnML - Behavioral & Molecular Lab have identified the presence of the protein AP2gamma within the hippocampus and described its role in regulating the generation of new neurons. Results of the study show how these neurons are relevant for inter-regional communication between brain regions and for cognitive functions, such as learning and memory. The study is now out in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, from Nature Publishing Group: http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp2016169a.html

The School of Medicine of the University of Minho, and its research institute, the ICVS, celebrate their 16th anniversary! BnML - Behavioral & Molecular Lab congratulates these institutions and is proud to be part of this wonderful project as a partner in innovation and state of the art research!

https://bbrfoundation.org/brain-matters-discoveries/a-milestone-in-the-search-for-schizophrenia%E2%80%99s-causes

A Milestone in the Search for Schizophrenia’s Causes Exciting news reported today in Nature and featured in the New York Times points to one of the likely causes (among others) of s