Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. The findings ...

Naloxone is a fantastic tool in reducing opioid deaths, but gentler versions would be helpful for fighting overdose ...

Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food intake, the neurons in those circuits do not make the final decision to cease eating a meal.  The neurons ...

Researcher suggest findings could help understand what happens in the brain when fear response regulation is impaired.

Studies reveal important principles through which the brainstem regulates satiation, and begin to shed light on the neural determinants of meal size.

Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Center (SWC) at UCL have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to ...

Neurons in the brains of mice tell them to stop eating when they’ve had enough food – and since people probably have the same ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

Researchers have uncovered a neural mechanism in the brains of mice that enables them to override instinctive fear responses; dysfunction in this mechanism may contribute to inappropriate or excessive ...

Two brain regions work together when mice learn to override the instinct to run and hide from a potential threat.

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating way the brain learns to override instinctive fears, shedding light on how we adapt to ...