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,...
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...
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...
