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

Learn what part of the brain keeps track of food poisoning and why.

A new study reveals how a single food poisoning experience creates long-lasting aversive memories in the brain.

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 ...

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

Two types of neurons in the hippocampus either store memories for sugar or drive fat cravings, shaping food intake and ...

While findings in mice don’t always translate directly to humans, this discovery could open new avenues for addressing obesity by restoring food-related pleasure and breaking unhealthy eating ...

To ensure we get the calories and hydration we need, the brain relies on a complex network of cells, signals, and pathways to ...

Study uncovers how neurons in the brain's amygdala regulate hunger and thirst, shedding light on eating behavior and ...

Much like food poisoning, traumatic events are often followed by symptoms after a delay, and yet they still form vivid, persistent memories.

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people's health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers ...

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