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Opiates reduce the brain’s ability to form and maintain synapses

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 13, 2019

Opiate exposure causes synaptic rewiring in the nucleus accumbens in addition to decreasing dendritic spines. The findings shed light into the neurobiology of opiate relapse.... Read More...

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Is laziness a choice or genetic trait?

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 6, 2019

Study identifies a specific gene in rats that relates to physical inactivity. The gene could play a role in human sedentary behaviors.... Read More...

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How the Office Org Chart in Your Brain Helps Organize Your Actions

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2018

Researchers shed light on how behavior is organized in the brain. The study reports learned behaviors are organized in a hierarchy of multiple levels of control.... Read More...

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Study Helps Map Signaling System in Brain Linked to ASD

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 9, 2018

Vanderbilt researchers have mapped a signaling system in the brain that appears to be linked to autism. ... Read More...

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If You Swat Mosquitoes, They May Learn to Avoid Your Scent

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 26, 2018

A new study reveals mosquitoes can learn to associate a particular odor to an unpleasant shock, much like being swatted. Researchers report the insects tend to avoid the scent following the experience.... Read More...

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Could Omega 3 Fatty Acids Help Treat Alzheimer’s?

Neuroscience NewsJuly 18, 2017

Researchers shed new light on how DHA, a key essential Omega-3 fatty acid, could help promote cell survival and contribute to treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and stoke.... Read More...

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Low-Dose Diazepam Can Increase Social Competitiveness

Neuroscience NewsJuly 18, 2017

Researchers from EPFL have uncovered how diazepam, a common anxiolytic, can increase mitochondrial activity in neural pathways associated with motivation.... Read More...

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Homing System Delivers Drugs to Specific Neurons

Neuroscience NewsApril 6, 2017

Researchers have developed a new method to deliver drugs to specific neurons throughout the brain.... Read More...

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Inactivity in Obese Mice Linked to Decreased Motivation to Move

Neuroscience NewsDecember 29, 2016

Researchers link physical inactivity in obese mice to altered dopamine receptors rather than their body weight.... Read More...

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Dopamine Connected to Facial Recognition

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2016

A new neuroimaging study has uncovered a link between dopamine and facial recognition.... Read More...

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Learning to Avoid Unpleasant Experiences With the Help of Dopamine

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 29, 2016

A new study reports on dopamine's important role in learning how to avoid unpleasant experiences.... Read More...

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Lack of D1 Receptors Results in Slowed Movement in Parkinson’s Patients

Neuroscience NewsOctober 7, 2015

A new study reveals a lack of dopamine transmission via D1 receptors disrupts information flow in the basal ganglia and can cause difficulty in initiating voluntary movements for Parkinson's patients.... Read More...

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Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults

CBD may alleviate seizures and benefit behaviors in people with neurodevelopmental conditions

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Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults

CBD may alleviate seizures and benefit behaviors in people with neurodevelopmental conditions

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Opiates reduce the brain’s ability to form and maintain synapses

Is laziness a choice or genetic trait?

How the Office Org Chart in Your Brain Helps Organize Your Actions

Study Helps Map Signaling System in Brain Linked to ASD

If You Swat Mosquitoes, They May Learn to Avoid Your Scent

Could Omega 3 Fatty Acids Help Treat Alzheimer’s?

Homing System Delivers Drugs to Specific Neurons

Inactivity in Obese Mice Linked to Decreased Motivation to Move

Dopamine Connected to Facial Recognition

Learning to Avoid Unpleasant Experiences With the Help of Dopamine

Lack of D1 Receptors Results in Slowed Movement in Parkinson’s Patients