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·April 24, 2021·5 min read

Why Does Food Smell so Good When We’re Hungry?

A study of hungry mice sheds new light on the neurobiology of olfaction and food attraction. Researchers identified a pathway that promotes attraction to food odors over other olfactory cues.

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·April 14, 2021·4 min read

Study Maps Brain Regions Responsible For Intoxicating Effects of Alcohol

The effects of intoxication, such as slurred speech and poor coordination, are a result of the breakdown of alcohol products in the brain and not the liver.

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·February 10, 2021·4 min read

How Messenger Substances Influence Individual Decision-Making

The ratio of GABA and glutamate affect long and short-term strategic decision-making in a different manner.

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·August 13, 2020·4 min read

The Neuroscience of Getting and Staying Motivated

The key to performance and motivation lies within the ratio of glutamine and glutamate in the nucleus accumbens. The ratio of glutamine to glutamate relates specifically to stamina.

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·June 17, 2020·4 min read

Scientists gain detailed images of how a protein that calms brain activity works

Cryo-electron microscopy captures detailed snapshots of the GABAB receptor protein contorts as it interacts with GABA.

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·May 18, 2020·4 min read

Scientists find brain center that ‘profoundly’ shuts down pain

Researchers identified a distinct population of GABAergic neurons activated by general anesthetic in the central amygdala of mice. The findings point to central amygdala GABAergic neurons as a potential therapeutic target to alleviate chronic pain.

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·May 4, 2020·4 min read

Exercise boosts motor skill learning via changes in brain’s transmitters

Neurons in the caudal pedunculopontine nucleus, an area of the brain that regulates motor coordination, switch neurotransmitters from acetylcholine to GABA as a result of exercise. The switch appears to provide feedback control that regulates motor coordination and skill learning.

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·April 2, 2020·5 min read

How T. gondii infection causes seizures, and psychiatric illness for some

Study shows how Toxoplasma parasitic infections promote the loss of inhibitory signaling in the brain by altering the behavior of microglia.

This shows the firing patterns of the neurons

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·March 3, 2020·4 min read

How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath

Each breath begins with hundreds of individual neurons haphazardly firing at low levels, then quickly synchronizing. The synchronization prompts activity that signals diaphragm and chest muscles to contract, causing expansion and inhalation. As the signal subsides, exhalation occurs.

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·March 2, 2020·5 min read

Why those on the autism spectrum are often hypersensitive to light and noise

Mice lacking the autism-associated SHANK3 gene were more sensitive to sensation, including touch. The mice also had overactive excitatory neurons in the somatosensory cortex, which may account for sensory hypersensitivity.

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·February 25, 2020·3 min read

Shining new light on the actions of key neurotransmitter in the brain

GABA can selectively regulate the excitability of neurons.

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·January 27, 2020·7 min read

Prescription drug improves symptoms of autism by targeting brain’s chemical messengers

A drug commonly prescribed for edema improves the symptoms for young children on the autism spectrum with no significant side effects. The drug, bumetanide, decreases the ratio of GABA to glutamate in the brain.

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GABA

Why Does Food Smell so Good When We’re Hungry?

Study Maps Brain Regions Responsible For Intoxicating Effects of Alcohol

How Messenger Substances Influence Individual Decision-Making

The Neuroscience of Getting and Staying Motivated

Scientists gain detailed images of how a protein that calms brain activity works

Scientists find brain center that ‘profoundly’ shuts down pain

Exercise boosts motor skill learning via changes in brain’s transmitters

How T. gondii infection causes seizures, and psychiatric illness for some

How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath

Why those on the autism spectrum are often hypersensitive to light and noise

Shining new light on the actions of key neurotransmitter in the brain

Prescription drug improves symptoms of autism by targeting brain’s chemical messengers

GLP-1 Drugs Reduce Depression, Boost Stress-Calming Gut Bacteria

12-Gene Signature and Vulnerable Cells Found in Rett Syndrome

Low Plasma Vitamin C Linked to Lower Gray Matter and Neural Network Gaps

The Cost of Sleep: Income and Age Price Nightly Rest

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