Unlike most cells in the brain that send and receive specific signals to the body about eating, these are unique in their function. “Other neurons in the brain are usually restricted to sensing food ...

US researchers have found an astonishingly simple brain circuit of just three types of neurons controls chewing motions in mice, and has a surprising impact on their appetite too. "It's surprising ...

Did you ever wonder why you suddenly crave something that you see someone else eating? Or, find yourself ordering the same thing someone else does at a restaurant? Often we have been reminded that ...

Distinct hippocampal neurons influence food preferences and obesity risk by responding to specific nutrients and forming spatial memory of food cues. Study: Separate orexigenic hippocampal ensembles ...

After a decade out of the spotlight, the brain cells once alleged to explain empathy, autism and theory of mind are being refined and redefined. In the summer of 1991, the neuroscientist Vittorio ...

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure.

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure.