Neurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.

including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs of cranial nerves, which link the brain directly to muscles and ...

A study has found that brain chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin work together in controlling hunger and food intake, a ...

"How such risk preference is encoded in the brain remains elusive ... but not lateral (LH) hypothalamus providing behavior-relevant synaptic input before action selection. Optogenetic stimulation ...

"While we identified the mechanism and function of OPN3 in this region of the hypothalamus, how this receptor works in other areas of the brain remains elusive," Oancea said. "There must be a ...