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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250213143309.htm) Dessert stomach emerges in the brain
Feb 13th 2025, 14:33

Who hasn't been there? The big meal is over, you're full, but the craving for sweets remains. Researchers have now discovered that what we call the 'dessert stomach' is rooted in the brain. The same nerve cells that make us feel full after a meal are also responsible for our craving for sweets afterwards.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250212140907.htm) Meet the newly discovered brain cell that allows you to remember objects
Feb 12th 2025, 14:09

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term memories. The new cell type, called ovoid cells, are found in the hippocampus of mice, humans and other mammals. Discovering the neuron provides key insights into how memories form and into treatment of brain conditions related to object-recognition like Alzheimer's disease, Autism Spectrum Disorder and epilepsy.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250212134710.htm) Mapmaking in the mind: How the brain builds mental maps of the world
Feb 12th 2025, 13:47

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

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