FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·March 15, 2021·5 min readEpigenetic Mechanism Contributing to Lifelong Stress Susceptibility DiscoveredEarly life stress induces epigenetic modifications in D2-type medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens, increasing the susceptibility to stress in adulthood.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 4, 2020·3 min readHormone that causes women to experience more pain than men identifiedResearchers report the hormone prolactin, more commonly associated with lactation in new mothers, may underlie why women are more vulnerable to developing functional pain syndromes than men.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 31, 2020·5 min readNew light shed on neuronal circuits involved in behavior, learning and dysfunctionNew findings about dopaminergic neurons in the striatum could have implications for treating Parkinson's disease and Tourette syndrome.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 6, 2019·3 min readIs laziness a choice or genetic trait?Study identifies a specific gene in rats that relates to physical inactivity. The gene could play a role in human sedentary behaviors.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 28, 2018·5 min readHow the Office Org Chart in Your Brain Helps Organize Your ActionsResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2018·3 min readNicotine Alters Neurotransmission in Habit Forming Brain RegionAccording to a new study, nicotine reduces dorsal striatal output, underlying the urge to smoke and making it difficult to quite the addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2017·5 min readHoming System Delivers Drugs to Specific NeuronsResearchers have developed a new method to deliver drugs to specific neurons throughout the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 29, 2016·3 min readNew Clues About The Aging Brain’s Memory FunctionsA new study links the D2 dopamine receptor to long-term episodic memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 7, 2015·3 min readLack of D1 Receptors Results in Slowed Movement in Parkinson’s PatientsA 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
