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          ·April 16, 2022·5 min read

          A Key Brain Region for Substance Use Disorders Now Has a Searchable Atlas of Distinct Cell Populations

          Researchers identified 16 distinct cell populations in the ventral tegmental area, a brain area involved in dopamine neurotransmission involved in reward-directed behaviors.
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          ·October 16, 2017·3 min read

          A New Target For Marijuana

          Findings shed light on the effect of marijuana on the developing brain and provide a target for cannabis use disorder.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·October 25, 2016·6 min read

          Activating Certain Neurons May Spur Recovery From General Anesthesia

          Using optogenetics to activate dopamine receptors in the ventral tegmental area could help people regain consciousness following general anesthesia, researchers report.
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          ·March 10, 2017·7 min read

          Alcoholism May Be Caused by Dynamical Dopamine Imbalance

          Researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the development of alcoholism.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 2, 2021·4 min read

          Beyond Dopamine: New Reward Circuitry Discovered

          Researchers have identified a new reward system in the brain. The study found long-range GABA neurons from the ventral tegmental area to the ventral nucleus accumbens shell are engaged in reward and reinforcement behaviors. This GABAergic projection inhibits cholinergic interneurons.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 5, 2019·4 min read

          Brain circuit connects feeding and mood in response to stress

          A new study identifies a novel neural network regulating feeding and mood in response to chronic stress. Inhibiting the POMC to ventral tegmental area circuit increases body weight and food intake while reducing depressive symptoms in mouse models.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·April 27, 2016·4 min read

          Brain Circuit That Controls Binge Drinking Identified

          Researchers have identified a neural circuit between two brain areas that appears to control binge drinking.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 5, 2016·6 min read

          Brain Circuit That Drives Sleep Wake State and Sleep Preparation Behavior Identified

          Researchers have identified a brain circuit that helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·May 19, 2019·3 min read

          Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery

          Functional connectivity problems associated with temporal lobe epilepsy appear to improve after surgery.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·June 10, 2021·4 min read

          Brainfood: Researchers Find Brain Area Associated with Craving Protein

          Study reveals the role the ventral tegmental area of the brain plays in craving protein-rich foods.
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          FeaturedGenetics
          ·January 13, 2016·5 min read

          Decreasing Nicotine Consumption by Flipping a Molecular ‘Switch’

          Researchers have discovered a lipid that may act as a 'switch' to increase or decrease the motivation to consume nicotine.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·May 1, 2014·3 min read

          Delving Deep into the Brain

          Researchers use MRI sensor to map neural activity with molecular precision.
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