However, the human brain stem is fairly similar to that of mice ... For instance, some neurons in part of the brain called the hypothalamus detect when metabolism levels are low and stimulate ...

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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 ...

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation dynamics of neural stem cells (NSCs). These are the stem cells that build ...

So when hypothalamus function is in decline, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, and this protection against the aging development is lost, it eventually leads to aging." ...

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

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"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 ...