To survive in complex and unpredictable environments, humans and other animals need to learn to predict the consequences of ...

Learn how scientists have identified key regions of the brain where aging begins. Dive into the fascinating cellular atlas of ...

Their findings, published in Cell, describe a subset of neurons in the hypothalamus that fire when a mouse fights or watches other mice fight, indicating the existence of mirror neurons, cells that ...

The researchers investigated the hypothalamus in mice, as this part of the brain is very similar in mice and humans. "We used AI to analyze the electrical activity in a certain region within the ...

A brand new candidate for weight-loss treatment is on the table, with scientists uncovering for the first time how a hormone ...

Mice were chosen because their brains share ... The cells that experienced the biggest changes were the ones in the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that is linked to food intake, energy ...

The hypothalamus consists of several nuclei that integrate peripheral signals, such as adiposity and caloric intake, to regulate important pathways within the CNS controlling food intake.

A paracrine hormone of skeletal muscle acts as an endocrine signal for the synthesis of a sex hormone. Scientists at McGill ...

Located at the base of the mouse brain, the hypothalamus produces hormones that can control the body's basic needs, including temperature, heart rate, sleep, thirst, and hunger. The results showed ...