The neural circuitry mechanism that underlies dopaminergic (DA) control of innate feeding
behavior is largely uncharacterized. Here, we identified a subpopulation of DA neurons …

Objectives: Natural products have a potential role on food intake in mammals. It has been
reported that phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) has a regulatory role on metabolic …

Background/objective Changes in brain metabolism has been investigated thoroughly
during unilateral cervical chronic vagal stimulation in epileptic or depressive patients …

Despite recent progress on neural pathways underlying individual behaviors, how an animal
balances and prioritizes behavioral outputs remains poorly understood. While studying the …

Obesity comorbidities such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are pressing public
health concerns. Overconsumption of calories leads to weight gain; however, neural …

Previous findings from this laboratory demonstrate:(1) that different classes of addictive
drugs require intact norepinephrine (NE) transmission in the medial pre Frontal Cortex …

Dopamine influences food intake behavior. Reciprocally, food intake, especially of palatable
dietary items, can modulate dopamine-related brain circuitries. Among these reciprocal …

Maternal exposure to coconut oil metabolically programs adult offspring for overweight,
hyperphagia and hyperleptinemia. We studied the neuroendocrine mechanisms by which …

Appropriate nutritional intake is essential for organismal survival. In holometabolous insects
such as Drosophila melanogaster, the quality and quantity of food ingested as larvae …

Dopamine (DA) plays a modulatory role in numerous physiological processes such as light
adaptation and food intake, and exerts these functions through DA receptors (DARs). This …