To survive in complex and unpredictable environments, humans and other animals need to learn to predict the consequences of ...

These project from the arcuate nucleus to other key hypothalamic nuclei, such as the paraventricular, dorsomedial, ventromedial and lateral hypothalamic nuclei. There are also projections to and ...

Whole-brain anatomical and activity surveys identify the lateral hypothalamus as a key driver of recovery from spinal cord injury, leading to a deep brain stimulation therapy that augments the ...

Chronic pain, often overwhelming and debilitating, can sometimes be alleviated by stress, fear, or hunger. Scientists at the Center for Neuroscience ...

If you've ever seen people at the gym or the park jumping, hopping or hurling weighted balls to the ground, chances are they ...

2K, L). Taken together, these findings indicate EN represents a major afferent of vCA1. Moreover, EN neurons projecting their axons to vCA1 also send strong collaterals to lateral entorhinal cortex ...

Despite being a first-line treatment for adolescent depression and anxiety, antidepressant drugs appear to have questionable efficacy and carry an increased risk of adverse effects in this ...

Decision making is the process of choosing among alternatives associated with different outcomes. Deciding among multiple options can take the form of selecting a course of action or judging among ...

Today Early in the fall, experts might also see more cases of respiratory syncytial virus, Dr. Geeta Sood, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, ...