The nucleus accumbens is a tiny element of the human brain triggered when we experience something enjoyable, and used to help us learn behaviors that lead to rewards. A new study has shown for the ...

A Nature Medicine study suggests GLP-1 drugs like Mounjaro may do more than reduce appetite. By recording brain activity from the nucleus accumbens, scientists found these medications can quiet ...

(A) Experimental design. (B) Behavior assessments using open field tests. Heatmaps illustrate time spent (red) and movement trajectories (green). The PD group exhibited decreased movement speed ...

A Penn case study finds that a brain-computer interface shows the medication produces only short-term or incomplete effects on related brain activity in a patient with obesity, highlighting the need ...