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 ...

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children's found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat less, raising new ...

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

In mice, the neurons that dictate the feeling of being full are also the ones that cause sugar cravings, potentially ...

According to Bottemanne and Joly, brain imaging studies have shown that fathers can experience alterations in gray matter across many different brain regions. Gray matter is the cortical tissue that ...

A team from Keio University and others said that loneliness without social connections contributes to the development of ...

Researchers have created a remarkable new map of a key part of our brain, the hypothalamus, that will lead to new ways of ...

Neurons that secrete the neuropeptide orexin help mice decide between exercise and snacking. I n neurobiologist Daria ...

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

A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact ...