Functional neuroimaging has become a widely used tool in obesity and eating disorder
research to explore the alterations in neurobiology that underlie overeating and binge eating …

Feeding is critical for survival, and disruption in the mechanisms that govern food intake
underlies disorders such as obesity and anorexia nervosa. It is important to understand both …

Reward learning is key to survival for individuals. Attention plays an important role in the
rapid recognition of reward cues and establishment of reward memories. Reward history …

The locus coeruleus (LC) is a critical node in the stress response, and its activation has
been shown to promote hypervigilance and anxiety-like behavior. This noradrenergic …

The noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) mediates key aspects of arousal, memory, and
cognition in structured tasks, but its contribution to naturalistic behavior remains unclear. LC …

As the primary source of norepinephrine (NE) in the brain, the locus coeruleus (LC)
regulates both arousal and stress responses1, 2. However, how local neuromodulatory …

Inhibitory neurons (INs) consist of distinct subtypes with unique functions. Previous studies
on INs mainly focused on single brain regions, and thus it remains unclear whether the …

The pancreatic hormone amylin plays a central role in regulating energy homeostasis and
glycaemic control by stimulating satiation and reducing food reward, making amylin receptor …

The mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus (Mes5) processes oral sensory–motor information,
but its role in the control of energy balance remains unexplored. Here, using fluorescent in …

Severe stress leads to alterations in energy metabolism with sexually dimorphic onset or
severity. The locus coeruleus (LC) in the brainstem that mediates fight-or-flight-or-freeze …