A study found that a simple brain circuit involving BDNF neurons controls jaw movements and eating behavior, acting like a ...
In particular, the researchers identified the posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, and ventromedial prefrontal cortex nodes ...
The second is called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, which is involved in emotional regulation. Studies show that people ...
Coherent materialism claims that thinking in the real world requires couplings of software and hardware that satisfy ...
In the current study, they homed in on the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), a deep-brain region linked to glucose regulation and appetite. It's well-documented that damage in the VMH can lead to ...
Researchers have uncovered a surprisingly simple brain circuit involving just three neurons that may be key to understanding ...
Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir ...
Populism thrives in an us-versus-them dichotomy. The us is typically "the people"—the disempowered everyday folk with whom ...
A research team has unveiled an adrenal independent pathway, the hypothalamus-sympathetic-liver (HSL) axis, to mediate stress ...
Despite the diverse nature of obesity, there is compelling genetic, clinical, and experimental evidence that endorses the ...
They found that students demonstrating aggression against their rivals exhibited significant activity in their nucleus accumbens and ventromedial prefrontal cortex, the brain's core reward circuitry.