A new study reports eating too much sugary foods as a teen can reduce activity in the nucleus accumbens.
Decided to cut back on sugary treats? A new article considers why it might not be such a sweet idea for all.
Cocaine and sucrose neuron ensembles in the nucleus accumbens are mostly non-overlapping.
Obesity is associated with alterations in brain structure, including lower gray matter volume and smaller globus pallidus volume.
Opiate exposure causes synaptic rewiring in the nucleus accumbens in addition to decreasing dendritic spines. The findings shed light into the neurobiology of opiate relapse.
Researchers explore the neuroscience behind binge eating and the triggers that might make us reach for comfort foods.
Oxytocin reduces drug seeking behavior in rats, a new study reports.
According to researchers, blocking the activity of oxytocin restored normal social behavior in stressed mice.
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.
A new study reports adolescent male mice fed with a diet lacking Omega-3 fatty acids performed worse on memory tests and showed increased anxiety during adulthood.
Researchers have identified specific potassium channel genes that are altered by alcohol addiction.
Brain structure abnormalities could predispose people to chronic pain following a lower back injury, researchers suggest.
