“The posterior hippocampi of taxi drivers were significantly larger relative to those of control subjects,” she wrote in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And the size, she found, correlated with the length of a cabby’s career: The longer the cabby had driven, the bigger the hippocampus.
#neurobiology #science #memory #brainscience #hippocampus #physiology #biology
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/science/eleanor-maguire-dead.html

Eleanor Maguire in an undated photo. “She changed our understanding of memory,” said Chris Frith, an emeritus professor of neuropsychology at University College London.

The New York Times · Feb 14Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54By Michael S. Rosenwald

**PsyPost** @PsyPost@mstdn.social · Feb 14

Feb 14

PsyPost @PsyPost@mstdn.social

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in males and females, study finds https://www.psypost.org/brain-inflammation-affects-behavior-differently-in-males-and-females-study-finds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BrainHealth #Inflammation #BehavioralScience #Neuroscience #Hippocampus

**What song is Tom Listening To?** @TomsMusic · Feb 12

Feb 12

What song is Tom Listening To? @TomsMusic

Tom is now listening to Moonshine
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ruBXwL19x2aqvwLPWZd5F

SpotifyMoonshineHippo Campus · Wasteland · Song · 2023

#HippoCampus

**katch wreck** @katchwreck · Feb 12

Feb 12

katch wreck @katchwreck

"In mice, here we reveal a non-pyramidal excitatory neuron type — the “ovoid” neuron — that is spatially adjacent to subiculum pyramidal cells but differs in gene expression, electrophysiology, morphology, and connectivity. Functionally, novel object encounters drive sustained ovoid neuron activity, whereas familiar objects fail to drive activity even months after single-trial learning."

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56260-8

NatureAtypical hippocampal excitatory neurons express and govern object memory - Nature CommunicationsPyramidal cells are classically thought to comprise the excitatory output of the subiculum. Here, the authors show the existence of “ovoid cells”, excitatory subiculum neurons with specialized gene expression, morphology, projections, and function.

#ovoid #neuron #memory

**Soul For Zen** @soulforzen · Feb 10

Feb 10

Soul For Zen @soulforzen

https://soulforzen.com/boost-your-memory-3-habits-to-nourish-your-hippocampi-and-3-to-avoid/ #BrainHealth #Neuroscience #CognitiveWellness #MemoryBoost #MentalFitness #HealthyMind #Neuroplasticity #Hippocampus #MindfulLiving #LifelongLearning #BrainOptimization #HealthyAging

Soul For Zen · Feb 10Boost Your Memory: 3 Habits to Nourish Your Hippocampi and 3 to AvoidUnlock optimal brain health with these 3 habits to nourish your hippocampi and enhance your memory.

**knizer** @knizer@toot.boston · Feb 7 *

Feb 7 *

knizer @knizer@toot.boston

Today #Bandcamp Friday supports #LA fire recovery

90 song 'today only' compilation:
https://goodmusiccomp.bandcamp.com/album/good-music-to-lift-los-angeles

Featuring tracks by: #PerfumeGenius
#KFlay
#REM
#FayeWebster
#Dawes
#DeathCabforCutie #PostalService
#MacDeMarco
#NekoCase
#TVOnTheRadio
#Blondshell
#JeffTweedy
#TheWaronDrugs
#ToroyMoi
#TenaciousD
#ModestMouse
#LittleDragon
#LALOM
#MJLenderman
#CourtneyBarnett
#RealEstate
#MyMorningJacket
#HurrayForTheRiffRaff
#JasonIsbellandThe400Unit
#SoccerMommy
#AnimalCollective
#ColdWarKids
#RickyMontgomery
#Lucius
#TheMidnight
#SpiritualCramp
#KingGizzardAndTheLizardWizard
#MadiDiaz
#Interpol
#MilitarieGun
#ChelseaWolfe
#iRo
#DirtyProjectorsAndStargaze
#PUP
#Porches
#AnnieDiRusso
#HippoCampus
#NewPornographers
#TySegall
#NealFrancis
#MikiRatsula
#Dr.Dog
#TheDip
#LocalNatives
#TundeAdebimpe
#Gustaf
#WaterFromYourEyes
#Mudhoney
#Centro
#SilversunPickups
#RYX
#ManchesterOrchestra
#PoolKids
#FIDLAR
#TheArmed
#HEALTH
#Momma
#SYML
#MiyaFolick
#JoshRitter
#TheHeavyHeavy
#Pachyman
#NickThune
#SoulAsylum
#HotlineTNT
#BEL
#Sycco
#TheHoldSteady
#cumgirl8
#RichyMitchAndTheCoalMiners
#CunninghamBird
#LalaLala
#TheoKatzman
#CassandraJenkins
#brotherkenzie
#ImWithHer
#ChrisCohen
#FlockofDimes
#Friko
#GeorgeAlice
#ThisIsLorelei
#ShannonLay
#Eggy
#AlyciaLang
#JamesHenryJr
#WatkinsFamilyHour

Good MusicGood Music to Lift Los Angeles, by Good Music90 track album

#BandcampFriday

**This Is My Glasgow** @thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot · Feb 6 *

Feb 6 *

This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot

One of the Clyde Street entrances to the Briggait in Glasgow. Designed by Clarke and Bell, it was oginally built in 1873 as a fish market. The hippocampi on either side of the central parapet are amongst the most distinctive architectural sculptures in the city.