Brain’s Kappa-Opioid Switch: New Map Reveals How Dynorphin Circuits Drive Depression and Anxiety
A new review maps how the kappa-opioid receptor/dynorphin system acts as a circuit-specific switch in the brain's fear and reward ...
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Where the Brain Mislabels the Ordinary: New Map Pinpoints Salience Gone Wrong in Schizophrenia
A large resting-state fMRI study shows that aberrant sensory salience in schizophrenia is tied to reversed connectivity between the ventral ...
Scarce Nesting Materials Rewire Rat Mothers’ Brains and Drive Harmful Pup Care
A new rat study shows that resource scarcity alters dopamine neuron activity in the maternal brain specifically before and during ...
Pregnancy Rewires a Serotonin Brain Circuit That Drives Food Cravings in Mice
New research in mice reveals that pregnancy silences serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus via SK3 potassium channels, unleashing ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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