Expecting sugar increases the brain's reward response to artificial sweeteners, suggesting labels like "diet" may sabotage ...

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers have identified the neurogenic progenitor that gives rise to dopaminergic neurons, the primary neurons affected ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Imagine arriving at a busy location with people moving around and a multitude of visual and other sensory cues vying for your ...

A new study shows how dysfunctional packaging of the neurotransmitter dopamine triggers toxic processes in neurons—and how ...

A randomized crossover trial published in Nature Metabolism found that sucralose, the calorie-free sweetener in thousands of consumer products, increased blood flow to the brain’s hunger center and ...

Elena Mainetto, from Radboud University, Margaret Westwater, from the University of Oxford, and colleagues at the University of Cambridge explored whether they could change how much people enjoy ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes, once dismissed as mere support cells, play a central role in fear memory.

Anticipating the sugar content of a drink enhances the subjective perception of sweetness, even if the drink actually contains only a sweetener. This was reported on March 2 in The Journal of ...

Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.

Researchers found that astrocytes in the amygdala actively encode, maintain, and extinguish fear memories. Altering their activity changed fear responses and neural signaling.

Rachael Seidler receives funding from NASA. Tianyi Wang received funding from NASA. The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA plans longer space missions, ...