All the Places.

Looking in all the wrong places.

Finding Risk in All the Right Places

In this issue of Neuron, Cruchaga et al. (2013) identify genetic variability linked to altered levels of tau protein in cerebrospinal fluid. They show that the same genetic variants can also confer risk for Alzheimer's disease.

Looking for answers in all the wrong places.

Chimpanzee Theory of Mind: Looking in All the Wrong Places?

I respond to an argument presented by Daniel Povinelli and Jennifer Vonk that the current generation of experiments on chimpanzee theory of mind cannot decide whether chimpanzees have the ability to reason about mental states. I argue that Povinelli and Vonk’s proposed experiment is subject to their own criticisms and that there should be a more radical shift away from experiments that ask subj...

Looking for food in all the right places?

Examining a potential functional role for growth hormone secretagogue receptors in the hippocampus, Diano and colleagues (Diano et al., 2006), demonstrate novel actions of the orexigenic peptide ghrelin in hippocampal synaptic architecture, LTP, and learning and memory. These data suggest functional links between metabolic signaling and higher neural function.