The functioning of the brain relies on the precise organization of neuronal connections. In an article published in ...

A novel brain circuit that drives craving for sweets after meals, explaining why we always have room for dessert. Blocking it ...

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory. It means how the brain ...

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Understanding why we always have room for dessert could lead to new treatments for obesity, researchers have revealed.

Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the ...

Harvard researchers have mapped and catalogued more than 70,000 synaptic connections from about 2,000 rat neurons, using a silicon chip capable of recording small yet telltale synaptic signals from a ...

Nerve cells called pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons were found to be responsible for post-feeding sugar consumption.