Nerve cells called pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons were found to be responsible for post-feeding sugar consumption.

Genes play a role in whether someone gets Alzheimer's, but new research from Northeastern University psychology and ...

AI-driven automation, tighter design-test collaboration, and evolving BiST techniques are redefining DFT strategies.

Discover how your mind filters out distractions. New research reveals the specialized neural mechanisms that actively block ...

Your brain constantly juggles sensory information to make split-second decisions, but how? A new latent circuit model ...

Different mathematical approaches have been used before to try to understand the circuit mechanisms linking neural dynamics to behavioral output, each with their own limitations. One approach ...

Humans and certain animals appear to have an innate capacity to learn relationships between different objects or events in ...

Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

Oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) signaling influences complex social behaviors in diverse species, including social monogamy in prairie voles. How Oxtr regulates specific components of social attachment ...

Brigham researchers analyzed data from 857 patients across 36 fMRI brain imaging studies and mapped a common brain circuit for creativity.

By employing a novel technique to examine how carbohydrates modify proteins, scientists have found that gut bacteria can ...