Summary: New research reveals how oxytocin profoundly influences social behavior and emotional responses in the brain. Animal ...

Dec. 30, 2024 — The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to 'pregame' -- consume large quantities of alcohol in the first 30 minutes after it's offered, according ...

Dec. 17, 2024 — Almost three quarters of adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study. And ...

Wait! The challenge gets interesting here! You need to spot the mouse in 5 seconds. The beauty of this brain teaser lies in its simplicity. There are no complex riddles to solve, no intricate ...

The mapping of brain systems of reward and aversion began in the mid-20th C with the discovery of rewarding brain stimulation by Olds and Milner and stimulation-evoked defensive behavior by Flynn. By ...

This is an important study using a combination of optogenetics and calcium imaging to provide insight into the function of the cholinergic input to the prelimbic cortex in probabilistic spatial ...

Depression refers to a state of low mood that can be accompanied with loss of interest in activities that the individual normally perceived as pleasurable, altered appetite and sleep/wake balance ...

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system.

This important study leverages the power of Drosophila genetics and sparsely-labeled neurons to propose a new model for neuronal injury signaling. The authors present convincing evidence to support ...

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Akinetic mutism, for example, is a rare disorder affecting speech. Disruptions to the medial frontal circuit lead to apathy, with motivation and planning problems. Treatment of Frontal Lobe Brain ...