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          ·December 14, 2022·5 min read

          Brain Stimulation Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

          Deep brain stimulation at the intersection of two fiber bundles linked to memory formation appears to alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
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          ·September 23, 2022·7 min read

          Friend or Foe? How Mice Decide to Make Love or War

          The neural circuitry that connects olfactory information about another mouse's sex to decision-making in the brain determines the behavioral outcome as to whether aggression or affection is expressed.
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          ·August 22, 2021·2 min read

          Sudden Death From Deep in the Brain?

          Researchers have identified a circuit within the brain that may be responsible for respiratory dysfunction and sudden death associated with Dravet syndrome.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain
          ·March 18, 2021·4 min read

          Parsing Dopamine’s Different Pain Sensitivity Role in Males and Females

          Focusing attention on a neural pathway starting at the periaqueductal grey region of the midbrain, researchers made a novel discovery about how dopamine generates different pain responses in male and female mice. Findings indicate dopamine may reduce pain sensitivity in males, whereas, in females, dopamine helps focus attention elsewhere in the presence of pain.
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          ·November 23, 2020·5 min read

          Brain Cells That Help Drive Bodily Reaction to Fear and Anxiety Identified

          Pnoc neurons in the BNST trigger pupillary response and increase heart rate in response to anxiety and fear.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 19, 2020·6 min read

          Fear and Anxiety Share Same Bases in Brain

          Fear and anxiety share overlapping neural circuits. The findings contradict the popular belief that anxiety and fear are distinct emotions with different triggers and segregated brain circuits.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 7, 2020·4 min read

          The Effects of Oxytocin on Social Anxiety Depend on Location

          Oxytocin produced in the BNST increased stress-induced social anxiety behaviors in mice. The findings shed light on why oxytocin can sometimes provoke anti-social effects.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 21, 2020·4 min read

          The Overlap Between Fear and Anxiety Brain Circuits

          Study provides contrary evidence to existing theory, finding anxiety and fear reflect overlapping neural circuits.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·May 18, 2020·2 min read

          How experiencing traumatic stress leads to aggression

          Strengthened amygdala pathways increase aggression in those who have experienced trauma. The findings could lead to new treatments for PTSD.
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          ·April 17, 2020·6 min read

          A key brain region for controlling binge drinking has been found

          Turning off kappa opioid receptors in the brain decreases the urge the binge drink. Findings suggest the kappa opioid receptor system is important not only for the negative state of withdrawal but also for driving binge drinking behaviors.
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          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePainPsychology
          ·September 26, 2019·4 min read

          Molecular link between chronic pain and depression revealed

          Inhibitory inputs to the neural circuit between the dorsolateral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (dlBNST) to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) increase when a person is in chronic pain. This alteration is mediated by enhanced corticotropin-releasing factor signaling within the dlBNST, leading to suppression of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system. The result is depressive mood and anhedonia associated with chronic pain.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·June 25, 2019·3 min read

          These neurons affect how much you do, or don’t, want to eat

          Neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) appear to regulate food intake. The neurons appear to form part of a network that controls appetite loss in mice.
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