Brain’s Reward System May Be About Energy, Not Pleasure, Study Finds
A new study is challenging one of neuroscience’s most enduring ideas: that the brain’s reward system exists to make us feel good. Instead, researchers argue that it is…
High meat consumption linked to lower dementia risk in genetic risk group
Older people with a genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease did not experience the expected increase in cognitive decline and dementia risk if they consumed relatively large amounts of…
Pancreatic cancer: basis established for specific treatment strategies in cases of limited metastasis
Until now, the following has been true for metastatic pancreatic cancer: Once the tumour has spread, local treatment such as surgery is usually no longer an option.
How Sleep Disruption Impairs Social Memory: Oxytocin Circuits Reveal Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities
Highlights restoration of the oxytocin neuronal source
How viruses mess with our brains
What impact does a viral infection have on our memory, attention, and concentration?