The habenula is a phylogenetically old brain structure that is present ... that are involved in the release of dopamine (the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area) and ...

DAT: Dopamine transporter expressed in ventral midbrain regions including the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area ... normally expressed in the limbic system of the adult rodent brain, but due ...

In the current study, however, the authors show that brain-wide inhibition of this molecule has a net effect of diminishing weight gain on a high-fat diet. "In our study, we also show that mice in ...

Parkinson's symptoms mainly result from the death or impairment of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain's substantia nigra ... Past studies on mice found Lag3 binds to alpha-synuclein proteins ...

Mice Headsets Make it Easier to Study Brain Response to Virtual Realty By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Virtual reality headsets like the Meta ...

Researchers have developed a set of VR goggles for lab mice for use in brain studies, according to a report published recently in the journal Nature Methods. These VR goggles will allow scientists ...

Increased sodium and potassium ratios were observed in every region except the substantia nigra, and many of the regions showed increased ... oxidative stress, and blood–brain barrier dysfunction, as ...