By shutting down a hyperactive enzyme, scientists got damaged brain cells to regrow their lost “antennae” and restart ...

What is even more surprising is that by manipulating these astrocytes in vivo in mice can influence metabolism and correct ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells in the striatum, are key players in how obesity alters brain ...

A collaborative study led by Professor Vittoria Raffa at the University of Pisa and Assistant Professor Fabian Raudzus ...

When it comes to what drives reward-seeking in teens, fingers have always been pointed at the striatum, a lobster-claw-shape structure in the brain.When something surprising and good happens ...

Fatty diets and obesity affect the structure and function of astrocytes, the star-shaped brain cells located in the striatum, ...

Distinct regions of the striatum underlying effort, movement initiation and effort discounting. Nature Human Behaviour , 2020; DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-00972-y Cite This Page : ...

Bigger striatum, larger appetite for stimulation. Through analyses of the MRI scans and results from the interviews to screen for psychopathy, the researchers linked having a larger striatum to an ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped how different nerve cells in the brain's striatum process information to plan and execute our movements at just the right time and with the right ...

A brain region known as the striatum was on average 10 per cent larger in psychopaths compared to those with no psychopathic traits, according to a new study.. The study, published on Tuesday in ...