Researchers at Columbia University have discovered a unique group of neurons in the mouse brain that command the animal to ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

Neurons that secrete the neuropeptide orexin help mice decide between exercise and snacking. I n neurobiologist Daria ...

Food intake was measured from the weight of food that went missing from the food hopper each day. Mice occasionally pulled pellets of food through the hopper bars or ground their food; therefore ...

This important study assessed the effects of food intake on sharp wave-ripples in the hippocampus of mice during subsequent sleep. Solid evidence supports the conclusion that sharp wave-ripples are ...

Columbia scientists have identified specialized brainstem neurons that tell mice when to stop eating. These cells integrate ...

Sugar-responsive neurons encode and influence only sugar-related memories and intake. Disabling these neurons reduces sugar ...

The hippocampus contains neurons that specifically encode memories for of sugar and fat, impacting affecting food intake and ...

The ability to regulate one's own food intake is essential to the survival ... subtypes in the mouse cNTS that are involved in how mice control their feeding behaviors. Their findings, published ...