To survive in complex and unpredictable environments, humans and other animals need to learn to predict the consequences of ...

Using mice with the disease ... to narrow down the search to hormones produced by the hypothalamus, and they discovered that applying dopamine to brain cells cultured in a dish yielded increased ...

Researchers just extended the life of middle age mice by injecting them with stem ... fundamental aspects of life are controlled by the hypothalamus. So it's really in a leadership position.

This important study assessed the effects of food intake on sharp wave-ripples in the hippocampus of mice during subsequent sleep. Solid evidence supports the conclusion that sharp wave-ripples are ...

Stimulating dopamine-producing brain cells wirelessly with gold nanoparticles has proven effective at treating mice with Parkinson's disease, even reversing a portion of their neurological damage.