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

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

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

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 ...

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 have developed a novel approach that uses magnetically guided mechanical forces to direct axonal growth, aiming ...

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 ...

So choice involves a balancing act, between the blind urges of the v. striatum and the more rational perspective of the ACC. With addiction, the ACC is increasingly weakened by ego fatigue, ...