Ventral CA1 neurons in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.
Researchers have discovered a method to prolong the benefits of extinction and identified a new way to improve exposure therapy in people suffering from phobias and PTSD.
Researchers have discovered a connection between a lack of ovarian hormones and changes in the nucleus accembens following menopause.
A new long term study of young marijuana users tracks the brain's response to reward over time. The findings indicate a lower response to reward in marijuana users.
A new study sheds light on the influence of peers and social networking on the teenage brain.
According to a new study, susceptibility to depression can be affected by tweaking specific gene networks.
Dopamine neurons have a direct role in encoding movement, a new study reports.
A new study reports drugs used to treat nicotine addiction could be used to treat sugar addiction.
Researchers are using a new brain imaging strategy to understand how to manipulate specific neural circuits in order to help motivate people.
Using optogenetics to manipulate the brains of opioid addicted mice, researchers discover a neural pathway that appears to be responsible for symptoms of withdrawal.
Researchers have identified a brain circuit responsible for vocal tics in nonhuman primates.
A new study reports eating too much sugary foods as a teen can reduce activity in the nucleus accumbens.
