Researchers at Kanazawa University identified dopamine-driven neural mechanisms of motivation in a mouse model of behavioral addiction, offering insights into treatment. Assistant Professor Naoya ...
Your endless scroll may be costing you more than just your time. New research shows it’s changing the way you think and make decisions. These days, almost everything is available in the form of quick, ...
Scrolling through Instagram Reels, TikTok videos, or YouTube shorts may feel like a harmless way to kill your time, but neuroscientists warn that the effects on the brain could be more alarming and ...
The cerebellum ("little brain") is tucked underneath the basal ganglia; it sits in the back of the skull below the cerebrum. Source: CLIPAREA l Custom media/Shutterstock Neuroscientists have unearthed ...
New findings published in the journal Nature Neuroscience have shed light on a mysterious pathway between the reward center of the brain that is key to how we form habits, known as the basal ganglia, ...
Figure 1: In the operant wheel running task, intra-mNAc administration of a D 1 receptor antagonist reduced reward seeking and reward consumption (bottom left). Intra-mNAc administration of a D 2 ...