FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2016·3 min readHow Dopamine is Transported Within the BrainA new study reports on how dopamine transports into and out of brain cells. The findings could help in developing more effective treatments for drug addiction and some neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·January 20, 2016·3 min readMusic and Flashing Lights Turn Rats into Problem GamblersResearchers report rats behave like problem gamblers when music and light cues were added to a 'rat casino' test environment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 19, 2016·2 min readNot So Sweet: Too Much Sugar During Adolescence Could Alter Brain’s Reward CircuitsA new study reports eating too much sugary foods as a teen can reduce activity in the nucleus accumbens.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 13, 2016·5 min readDecreasing Nicotine Consumption by Flipping a Molecular ‘Switch’Researchers have discovered a lipid that may act as a 'switch' to increase or decrease the motivation to consume nicotine.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 12, 2016·7 min readA ‘Back Door’ Into Cocaine Addicted BrainResearchers report those addicted to cocaine may have difficulty controlling their addiction because of a 'back door' into the brain that circumvents their self control.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 5, 2016·4 min readPut That Phone Down Mom! Fragmented Baby Care Can Affect Brain DevelopmentFragmented maternal care can harm brain development and have lasting implications for children, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·December 21, 2015·4 min readNew Drug Therapy Could End Chronic PainDrug combination targets brain circuits in the nucleus accumbens and completely eliminate chronic pain behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 17, 2015·4 min readRerouting Odor Information to Produce Flexible BehaviorA new study shows how dopamine can help change the flow of information in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 7, 2015·5 min readDesigner Dopamine Neurons Within ReachResearchers have discovered a new method to ramp up the conversion of skin cells to dopamine neurons.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 3, 2015·4 min readIs Dopamine to Blame For Our Addictions?A new paper considers the role dopamine plays in addiction.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2015·4 min readObserving Synaptic Plasticity While Flies LearnResearchers present evidence of synaptic plasticity in the fruit fly brain as the animal learns.Read More
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