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 ...

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

Balb/C mice (8 weeks) were exposed to cigarette smoke (three cigarettes, three times a day for 4 consecutive days) or sham exposed. Body weight and food intake were recorded. Plasma leptin and ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...