FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 31, 2020·4 min readShould I Run, or Should I Not? The Neural Basis of Aggression and FlightStudy reveals a key role for the ventromedial hypothalamus in fight or flight behaviors. Findings suggest the ventromedial hypothalamus alters in response to social experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 19, 2020·6 min readHow Fear Persists in the Mouse BrainWhen a mouse senses a threat, neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus become activated and remain active for ten seconds after the threat is removed. Fear responses could be induced by artificially stimulating these neurons. Artificially silencing the neurons reduced fear behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 6, 2020·4 min readSex-Specific Differences in Neural Mechanisms for Glucose Regulation DiscoveredResearchers have uncovered a neural mechanism in female mice that shifts estrogen from playing a protective role in glucose metabolism to a disruptive one.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 10, 2020·3 min readBrain Cells that Trigger Sugar Cravings and Consumption IdentifiedFGF21, a hormone created in the liver in response to increased levels of sugar, acts in the brain to suppress sugar intake and controls the preference for sweet-tasting foods.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 17, 2019·4 min readMale and female mice have different brain cellsStudy identifies rare brain cell types that are unique to male mice, and others that are unique to females. The cells were discovered in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that governs both aggression and mating behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 2, 2018·4 min readResearchers Discover Connection Between Circadian Rhythm and AggressionResearchers report on why some people may experience increasing levels of aggression at the end of the day. The study reports the scientists have developed new gene editing tools to help turn of cells that cause sundowning behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 9, 2018·5 min readCircadian Clock That Controls Daily Aggression Rhythms LocatedResearchers have identified specific neurons and networks that regulate 'sundowning', a phenomenon commonly seen in Alzheimer's patients who exhibit worsening confusion and aggression levels at the end of the day.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 1, 2017·9 min readBrain Circuitry Behind Social Behavior RevealedResearchers have been able to map neural activity in live mice with the aid of a tiny microscope mounted on the animals' heads. The findings provide insight into the neurobiology of social behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 18, 2017·6 min readNature or Nurture? Innate Social Behaviors in the Mouse BrainSocial experience appears to be key for the development of separate, sex-specific neural populations and expression of aggression in male mice, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 18, 2017·5 min readSex and Aggression Controlled Separately in Female Animal Brains, But Overlap in Male BrainsAccording to a new study, while brain regions that control sexual and aggressive behaviors in male and female mice are the same, the way they are wired is different.Read More
