Astrocytes can alter neurons to drive behaviors associated with ADHD. Researchers believe astrocytes may be used to develop targeted treatments for behavioral deficits associated with a range of mental illnesses. Read More
Researchers have identified a neurological reasons why people with eating disorders are able to override the urge to eat. Read More
A new study reports martix and stirosome compartments in the striatum do not appear to exchange synaptic information. Read More
Choice bias is a byproduct of learning from reward, a new study reports. Read More
A new study reports people affected by substance abuse, eating disorders and OCD share a common pattern of decision making and similarities in brain structure. Read More
According to a new study, habit formation is driven by neurons in the striatum which represent both the cost and reward of the behavior. Read More
Signals for taste and nutrients are processed in two separate areas of the striatum, a new study reports. Read More
Researchers reveal the role PRC2 plays in Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
Researchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories. Read More
Researchers identify a key mechanism in the brain that appears to be associated with the development and onset of psychosis. Read More
A new neuroimaging study finds many Alzheimer's patients and those at risk of developing the disease show a combination of atrophy factors. Read More
MIT researchers have identified neurons that fire at the start and conclusion of a behavior as it becomes a habit. Read More