FeaturedNeuroscience·July 20, 2022·3 min read‘Cuddle Hormone’ Oxytocin Strongly Affects Male Mice on Becoming FathersNeurons that secrete oxytocin in the paraventricular nucleus in the hypothalamus are responsible for activating paternal instincts in new fathers, a mouse model study finds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 1, 2021·4 min readFight or Flight, Unless Internal Clocks Are DisruptedDaily release of glucocorticoids depends on coordination between the clock gene and activity rhythms of neurons within two parts of the hypothalamus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2021·5 min read“Experienced” Mouse Mothers Tutor Other Females to Parent, Helped by Hormone OxytocinMouse mothers gathering their pups train female mice without pups to perform the same behavior. In virgin mice, observing the mother mouse take care of her pups stimulates oxytocin production, biologically shaping them for maternal behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 5, 2018·2 min readHungry? A Newly Discovered Neural Circuit May Be to BlameResearchers have identified a subset of neurons in a region of the hypothalamus that play a critical role in regulating feeding and appetite in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 24, 2018·3 min readBrain Activity Linked to Stress Alters Chemical CodesA new study identifies the mechanisms behind neurotransmitters involved in circadian changes. The study has implications for chemical imbalances in the brain that can lead to mental health problems.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·December 27, 2017·7 min readShedding Light on Cause of Postpartum DepressionResearchers report a protein that mediates dysregulation of the HPA axis may induce postpartum disorder in some new moms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 4, 2016·4 min readNeural Pathway Responsible for Opioid Withdrawal DiscoveredUsing optogenetics to manipulate the brains of opioid addicted mice, researchers discover a neural pathway that appears to be responsible for symptoms of withdrawal.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 12, 2016·4 min readTweaking Brain Circuit Boosts Social MemoryResearchers use optogenetics to tweak neural circuitry and enhance social memory in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 30, 2014·5 min readWorry on the BrainResearchers discover neural circuitry which promotes stress induced anxiety.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 12, 2013·4 min readDad’s Life Stress Exposure Can Affect Offspring Brain DevelopmentResearchers have shown stress on preadolesecent and adult male mice induced an epigenetic mark in their sperm which reprogrammed their offspring's HPA axis, a region the the brain which governs stress response.Read More
