Using chemogenetic methods, researchers activated neurons in the anterior insular and increased prosocial behavior in rodent models of opioid addiction.
A circuit-specific gender difference in ventral hippocamps to nucleus accumbens (vHPC-NAc) neurons is dependent on testosterone and causes more susceptibility to stress in females.
Enhanced reactivation of negative memory engrams may be an important cellular mechanism behind the cognitive symptoms of depression.
A new study reveals a unique population of corticotropin releasing factor neurons in female mice that may mediate differences in stress response.
Researchers have successfully restored the ability to walk in mice paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injuries with the help of a small molecular compound.
Researchers uncover a casual relationship between behavioral control and a specific imbalance in brain function that exists during adolescence.
Gene therapy shows promise for future treatment of addiction in humans, a new study reports.
Researchers have singled and taken control of a circuit in mouse brains in order to dial the animal's mood up or down.
Researchers report axon regeneration can be boosted by using optogenetics or chemogenetics to enhance neural activity.
Researchers identify a neural circuit in the brain that helps regulate REM sleep.
A new, non-invasive technique helps researchers to modulate neurons.
