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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Endocannabinoids in the brain play a key role in food intake and energy use ... show that body-weight control in mice is strongly modulated by neurons in the nucleus accumbens, a region of ...