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·September 12, 2025·6 min read

Stress Relief Brain Circuit May Drive Alcohol Relapse

A new study highlights how the brain learns to keep alcohol addiction going, not for pleasure but to escape withdrawal stress.

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·December 11, 2019·5 min read

Skipping one night of sleep may leave insomniacs twice as impaired

Chronic insomniacs who pull an all-nighter perform twice as bad on reaction time tests as normal sleepers who forgo a night's sleep.

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·October 26, 2018·5 min read

How the Brain Decides What to Learn

The paraventricular thalamus helps the brain identify and track the most salient details of a situation, helping to enhance learning, a new study reveals.

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·June 4, 2018·4 min read

New Algorithm Determines Ideal Caffeine Dosage and Timing For Alertness

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that can determine the ideal time to consume, and correct dosage of caffeine that can maximize alertness under sleep loss conditions.

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·May 26, 2017·2 min read

Optic Probes Shed Light on Binge Eating

Optogenetically activating neurons in an area of the brain not previously associated with feeding can produce binge eating behavior, researchers report.

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·February 4, 2016·4 min read

Neural Pathway Responsible for Opioid Withdrawal Discovered

Using optogenetics to manipulate the brains of opioid addicted mice, researchers discover a neural pathway that appears to be responsible for symptoms of withdrawal.