Using a fluorescent probe that lights up when brain cells are electrically active, MIT and Boston University researchers have shown […]
Mood neurons mature during adolescence
Researchers have discovered a mysterious group of neurons in the amygdala—a key center for emotional processing in the brain—that stay […]
Computer program reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look at
Why do our eyes tend to be drawn to certain shapes, colors and silhouettes more than others? For more than […]
Mechanism for natural regulation of the food discovered urge
As the brain of the animals brings to a well-balanced eating habits The intake of food is of course a […]
Cocaine addiction traced to increase in number of orexin neurons
A study in cocaine-addicted rats reports long-lasting increases in the number of neurons that produce orexin—a chemical messenger important for […]