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Composition of gut microbiota could influence decision-making

by Marie Simon, Paris Brain Institute Commensal bacteria (red) among the mucus (green) and epithelial cells (blue) in a mouse small intestine. Credit: University of Chicago.The way we make decisions in a social context can be explained by psychological, social, and political factors. But what if other forces were at work? Hilke Plassmann and her...

These brain cells could influence how fast you eat — and when you stop
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These brain cells could influence how fast you eat — and when you stop

Scientists found the cells in mice — and say they could lead to a better understanding of human appetite. Carissa Wong Credit: Nishant Sharma/Getty Brain cells that control how quickly mice eat, and when they stop, have been identified. The findings, published in Nature1, could lead to a better understanding of human appetite, the researchers...