Early childhood trauma has an impact on glucose metabolism and blood composition, which are passed on to the next generation. Read More
Researchers have identified a signaling pathway in the hippocampus that plays a critical role in creates novel memories about new environments. Read More
People make automatic and efficient decisions when learning to avoid others. When learning to avoid harming themselves, people make become more deliberative. The study also found people were more willing to repeat decisions that were previously harmful to themselves if they believed better results would occur in the future. Read More
Researchers have identified a novel neural network in fruit flies that converts external stimuli of varying intensity into decisions about whether to act. Read More
Neuroimaging reveals the higher density of cells in the nucleus accumbens is associated with a larger waist circumference in children. Read More
STAT3 plays a crucial role in the serotonergic system as a molecular mediator for controlling emotional reactivity. The findings establish a link between the immune system, serotonergic transmission, and affective disorders such as depression. Read More
Women, especially minority women, from states with more restrictive reproductive rights have a greater risk of delivering a low-weight baby and face more health disparities than women who reside in states with fewer restrictions on reproductive rights. Read More
A new computational model predicts how information deep inside the brain could flow from one network to another, and how neural network clusters can self optimize over time. Read More
The hunger hormone ghrelin doesn't just influence where and when animals eat, it also appears to have an impact on memory. Disrupting signaling of ghrelin to the vagus nerve caused rats to forget they had just eaten, even though the animals remembered they had just had access to food. Findings suggest disrupted ghrelin signaling could negatively impact episodic memory. Read More
Researchers report it is possible to build up a rapport with a cat by simply using an eye narrowing technique. Read More
Researchers recorded alterations in levels of both dopamine and serotonin in the brain when people perform perception and decision making based tasks. Read More
People are better able to recall the location of high-calorie foods over healthier options. Findings suggest spatial memory may have evolved to prioritize the location of higher-calorie foods. Read More
