The brain has plans in place when fires break out. Normally, a molecule called PKD1 rushes in to the rescue, but in ...

In a nutshell Researchers identified two distinct brain pathways that determine whether an odor feels pleasant or threatening ...

Specifically, the study failed to show that consumption of an ultra-processed food beverage acted on the brain like other addictive drugs and did not trigger a measurable amount of dopamine release ...

A new study reveals how the brain determines whether a smell is pleasant or revolting, highlighting why scent evokes such strong emotional responses.

A study has found that abnormal tau protein causing dementia accumulates in the brains of middle- to old-age patients with mood disorders, such as depression, at a higher rate.

Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson ...

Overall, combining striatum-enriched and polyQ responsive HTT interactions in the striatum resulted in 165 high-priority, reproducible HTT interacting proteins. Curation of HD genetic modifiers ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that removal of cilia from the brain's striatum region impaired time perception and judgment, revealing possible new therapeutic ...