Instead of learning through repeated trial and error or experiences, one-shot learning is when a single experience creates a ...

New research has revealed dopamine and weight gain be more related than scientists previously thought they were.

New study finds that obesity reduces a specific brain chemical, lowering the desire to consume high-calorie foods. Boosting it can aid weight loss.

Chronic high-fat diets blunt the brain’s pleasure response to rich foods by impairing NAcLat→VTA signaling in mice.

Princeton neuroscientists have pinpointed the exact "memory hub" in the brain responsible for powerful food aversions in mice ...

Many obese people report losing pleasure in eating rich foods -- something also seen in obese mice. Scientists have now discovered the reason. Long-term high-fat diets lower levels of neurotensin ...