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

The comorbidity of binge eating and alcohol binge drinking is prevalent and increases the risk of other neuropsychiatric and ...

Study found that reduced neurotensin in obese mice prevented dopamine from triggering the usual pleasure response to ...

Stanford Medicine scientists have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that rivals the weight-loss effects of semaglutide-based GLP-1s in animals — without the dreaded side effects.

A previously overlooked dopamine-producing brain circuit drives hedonic eating, or eating for pleasure, according to a new study in mice. The findings offer insights into how GLP-1 agonist drugs like ...

Published in Nature, the study reveals a surprising discovery: long-term consumption of high-fat foods may dull the brain’s ...

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 ...

A new study reveals that long-term high-fat diets reduce pleasure from eating by lowering neurotensin, a brain peptide that ...