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          food cravings

          This shows a woman surrounded by junk food.
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·June 8, 2023·5 min read

          Stressed Brains Amplify Comfort Food Cravings

          Researchers uncovered how chronic stress in combination with high-calorie diets can amplify our brain's reward system, driving overeating and weight gain. They found that stress inhibits the lateral habenula, a brain area typically curbing such reward signals.
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          This shows a woman fixing a plate of food
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          ·December 20, 2022·5 min read

          Newly Identified Neuromarker Reveals Clues About Drug and Food Craving

          Researchers have identified neural biomarkers associated with food and drug cravings. The findings could help pave the way for new treatments for addiction.
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          ·September 7, 2022·6 min read

          Cravings for Fatty Foods Traced to Gut-Brain Connection

          Fat entering the intestines triggers a signal that is conducted across the neurons and to the brain, driving the desire for fatty foods.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·April 20, 2022·5 min read

          Got Food Cravings? What’s Living in Your Gut May Be Responsible

          Microbes in the gut influence what an animal chooses to eat. Altering the microbiome resulted in changes to preferred diets.
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          ·April 4, 2022·4 min read

          Neuronal Mechanisms That Control Food Cravings During Pregnancy Identified

          A new study sheds light on the neurobiology of cravings for certain foods women experience while pregnant. According to researchers, during pregnancy, the brain undergoes alterations to functional connections in the reward systems, as well as taste and sensorimotor centers. Pregnant females become more sensitive to sweet foods and develop binge eating behaviors toward high-calorie foods. Pregnancy induces a full reorganization of the mesolimbic neural circuits via D2R dopaminergic neurons in the nucleus accumbens.
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          ·September 2, 2021·3 min read

          A Connection Between Brain’s Opioid System and Eating Behavior

          The function of the opioid system is connected to eating triggered by external stimuli. The findings could lead to the development of new therapies that target the opioid system to reduce obesity.
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          This shows two, juicy steaks in a pan
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·June 10, 2021·4 min read

          Brainfood: Researchers Find Brain Area Associated with Craving Protein

          Study reveals the role the ventral tegmental area of the brain plays in craving protein-rich foods.
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          ·October 9, 2019·4 min read

          Craving junk food after a sleepless night?

          Sleep deprivation causes the olfactory system to go into overdrive, sharpening food odors, and breaking down communication within other brain areas that receive food signals.
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          This shows a load of chocolate bars
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·June 28, 2019·5 min read

          Ack! I need chocolate! The science of PMS food cravings

          From comfort eating to hormonal levels contributing to a desire for sweets, many studies have investigated why women with PMS often crave certain foods. Researchers explore why food cravings may occur, and what can be done to suppress them for women with premenstrual syndrome.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·July 23, 2018·3 min read

          How the Brain Controls Food Cravings

          A new EEG study reveals when activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is suppressed, cravings for high calorie food increases.
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          Image of a pregant woman with a blue ribbon around her belly.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 26, 2015·5 min read

          Pass the Salt: Identifying Brain Changes That Drive Pregnancy Cravings

          A new study reveals fruit flies share the human craving for salty foods during pregnancy and also sheds light on the neural mechanisms behind these cravings.
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          The image is a drawing of the brain with the prefrontal cortex highlighted.
          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·September 16, 2014·2 min read

          Indulging in Junk Food Linked to Lapses in Brain Function

          A lapse in function in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is partly responsible for people caving into their high calorie cravings, a new study reports.
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          Jiving into Joy: Dance Sessions Elevate Health and Well-being in 85+ Age Group

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          New Insights Into Synaptic Pruning During Brain Development

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          Childhood IQ and Wealth: Uncovering Diverse Financial Paths in Adulthood

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          Stressed Brains Amplify Comfort Food Cravings

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