FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 15, 2017·4 min readNew Insights into How Cocaine Effects the Brain: Mouse StudyReduced WAVE1 levels decreased preference for cocaine in mice, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 4, 2017·4 min readNot Feeling the Music? Lack of Joy From Music Linked to Brain DisconnectionPeople with musical anhedonia have reduced connectivity between brain areas associated with reward and sound processing, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 19, 2016·2 min readNot So Sweet: Too Much Sugar During Adolescence Could Alter Brain’s Reward CircuitsA new study reports eating too much sugary foods as a teen can reduce activity in the nucleus accumbens.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 6, 2017·6 min readNot So Sweet? This Is What Happens to the Brain When You Give Up Sugar for LentDecided to cut back on sugary treats? A new article considers why it might not be such a sweet idea for all.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 29, 2020·4 min readNucleus Accumbens Neuron Ensembles Recruited by Cocaine and Sugar Are DifferentCocaine and sucrose neuron ensembles in the nucleus accumbens are mostly non-overlapping.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 23, 2019·5 min readObesity linked with differences in form and structure of the brainObesity is associated with alterations in brain structure, including lower gray matter volume and smaller globus pallidus volume.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2019·4 min readOpiates reduce the brain’s ability to form and maintain synapsesOpiate exposure causes synaptic rewiring in the nucleus accumbens in addition to decreasing dendritic spines. The findings shed light into the neurobiology of opiate relapse.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 13, 2018·8 min readOvereating? It May be a Brain GlitchResearchers explore the neuroscience behind binge eating and the triggers that might make us reach for comfort foods.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 31, 2017·4 min readOxytocin Reduces Craving for MethamphetamineOxytocin reduces drug seeking behavior in rats, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 20, 2017·5 min readOxytocin Turns Up the Volume of Your Social EnvironmentAccording to researchers, blocking the activity of oxytocin restored normal social behavior in stressed mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 27, 2016·6 min readPinpointing a Brain Circuit That Keeps Fear at BayResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 19, 2017·1 min readPoor Adolescent Diet May Influence Brain and Behavior in AdulthoodA 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.Read More
