by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical Xpress Genetic identification of cNTS subtypes regulating feeding. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01828-8 The ability to regulate one’s own food intake is essential to the survival of both humans and other animals. This innate ability ensures that the body receives the nutrients it needs to perform daily activities, without significantly exceeding...
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Researchers establish brain pathway linking motivation, addiction and disease
by Jesse Jenkins, New Jersey Institute of Technology The cerebellum sends monosynaptic bilateral projections to the SNc. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2024). DOI:10.1038/s41593-023-01560-9New findings published in the journal Nature Neuroscience have shed light on a mysterious pathway between the reward center of the brain that is key to how we form habits, known as the basal ganglia,...
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Researchers discover brain pathway that helps to explain light’s effect on mood
by Brown University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain From changes in daylight across seasons to the artificial lighting choices in workplaces, it’s clear that the quantity and quality of light that a person encounters can significantly impact mood. Now, scientists at Brown University think they know why. In a new study published in the Proceedings of...
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Researchers discover brand-new brain pathway to fear
by Amy Robinson, Florida State University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Florida State University researchers have identified a new pathway in the brain that plays an important role in our response to fear. Scientists have long considered the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the center of the brain, to be the “center of fear” and believed...