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          Image shows the location of the basal ganglia in the brain.
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          ·May 4, 2016·5 min read

          Learning How The Brain Controls Movement

          A new study explores how the brain speeds up or slows down during movement.
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          MRI scan with the striatum highlighted in red.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·January 25, 2016·2 min read

          Deciphering Sugar’s Siren Song

          Signals for taste and nutrients are processed in two separate areas of the striatum, a new study reports.
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          Image shows the location of the prefrontal cortex in the brain.
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          ·January 12, 2016·7 min read

          A ‘Back Door’ Into Cocaine Addicted Brain

          Researchers report those addicted to cocaine may have difficulty controlling their addiction because of a 'back door' into the brain that circumvents their self control.
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          Diagram shows how sugar cravings are eliminated following surgery.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 19, 2015·4 min read

          Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Sugar Cravings

          Weight loss surgery reduces the release of dopamine in the brain of mice, curbing their sugar seeking behavior, a new study reports.
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          Image shows the location of the striatum in the brain.
          FeaturedPsychology
          ·October 12, 2015·3 min read

          Key Brain Activity Differences in People with Anorexia Discovered

          A new study reports when people with anorexia decide what to eat, they engage the dorsal striatum, an area of the brain associated with habitual behavior.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·September 22, 2015·4 min read

          Reduced Conflict Related Brain Activity May Indicate Risk for Psychosis

          A new study reports lower levels of conflict related brain activity in adolescents are associated with a higher risk for later psychosis.
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          The image shows PET scans pf male and female smokers brain taken from the study.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 10, 2014·3 min read

          Smoking Lights up Brain’s Response Differently in Men and Women

          Cigarette smoking activates dopamine driven satisfaction and pleasure responses differently between the sexes, a neuroimaging study finds.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·July 30, 2013·2 min read

          How to Learn Successfully Even Under Stress

          A new study finds the switch from conscious to unconscious learning systems is triggered by the intact function of mineralocorticoid receptors.
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          This is an image of the brain's striatum and prefrontal cortex.
          FeaturedNeurology
          ·July 9, 2013·3 min read

          Study Identifies Brain Circuits Involved in Learning and Decision Making

          A new study has identified neural circuits in mice which are involved in the learning and altering of behaviors. The findings could have implications for alcoholism and other addictive behaviors.
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