FeaturedNeuroscience·February 10, 2022·4 min readBrain Region Associated With Feeling Full After Eating IdentifiedResearchers have identified a brain region and neural circuitry that mediates satiation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 17, 2021·7 min readIn the Brain’s Cerebellum, a New Target for Suppressing HungerConstant hunger associated with Prader-Willi syndrome is, in part, the result of disordered signaling in the cerebellum, an area of the brain associated with motor control and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 27, 2021·6 min readEating for Hunger or Pleasure? Regulating These Feeding Behaviors Involves Different Brain CircuitsThe brain regulates both eating for hunger and pleasure through serotonin-producing neurons in the midbrain, but the different types of feeding are wired by independent circuits that do not influence the other type of feeding.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 18, 2021·5 min readHow Hunger Boosts Learning About Food in MiceThe findings of a new study in mice may shed light on why dieting humans have a hard time sticking to food restrictions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 26, 2021·5 min readThis Brain Circuit Signals When to Stop Eating; Could Regulating It Help With ObesityResearchers have identified a subpopulation of dopaminergic neurons in the caudal ventral tegmental area that appears to suppress food intake by triggering satiation in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 24, 2021·5 min readWhy 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 15, 2021·4 min readUncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the BrainStudy sheds new light on how the brain regulates hunger. The findings may help with the development of new drugs to fight obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 12, 2021·5 min readStudy Reveals Why Some of Us Are Hungry All the TimeA new study reveals people who experience larger dips in blood sugar hours after eating end up feeling hungrier and eat hundreds of more calories a day than those who experience lower blood sugar dips.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2021·4 min readLeptin Puts the Brakes on Eating via Novel NeurocircuitResearchers have identified novel neurocircuitry between midbrain structures which are modulated by leptin to control eating behaviors in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 21, 2021·2 min read‘Hunger Hormone’ Ghrelin Affects Monetary Decision MakingHigher levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin predict a greater preference for smaller, immediate financial rewards over larger, delayed financial rewards.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 16, 2021·3 min readThe Body Produces New Satiety Factor During Prolonged ExerciseDuring vigorous exercise, the body produces large amounts of the hormone GDF15, but the quantity is not sufficient enough to affect behavior or appetite.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 23, 2020·6 min readSocial Isolation Provokes Brain Activity Similar to That Seen During Hunger CravingsActivity in the substantia nigra is similar following a day of social isolation as it is following a day of starvation.Read More
