Feeding is a critical behavior that animals depend on for survival, and pathological
alterations in food intake underlie disorders such as obesity and anorexia nervosa. To …

The striatum controls food-related actions and consumption and is linked to feeding
disorders, including obesity and anorexia nervosa. Two populations of neurons project from …

The nucleus accumbens shell (NAcSh) and the ventral pallidum (VP) are critical for reward
processing, although the question of how coordinated activity within these nuclei …

Nicotine use is a leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide, and most of those who
attempt to quit will relapse. While electronic cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery …

Cognitive impairments are prevalent in various neurological disorders, including chronic
pain conditions, and pose significant therapeutic challenges. Preclinical rodent models …

Developing and validating accurate methods to quantify food intake (FI) and body weight
gain (BWG) is a growing need considering the number of studies on the deregulation of …

ABSTRACT A pause in firing of nucleus accumbens shell (NAcSh) neurons is critical for
reward consumption; however, the substrate driving this pause is unknown. While ventral …

The home environment is a critical modulator of behaviour. Environmental enrichment (EE)
is a laboratory housing protocol that employs complex sensory and social stimulations to …

Here we show that epigenetic control of Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) affects adipose differentiation
of stem cells in vitro. Building on this finding, we established a model in which NRG1 is a …

Animals must eat to attain essential nutrients and energy for survival. Diet--the types and
quantities of food consumed--is clearly tied to the overall health of humans and other …