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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250228114030.htm) Obesity starts in the brain
Feb 28th 2025, 11:40

A study has provided new insights into the role of the brain as a crucial control center and the origin of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The hormone insulin plays a key role in the development of obesity. The brain's sensitivity to insulin is associated with long-term weight gain and unhealthy body fat distribution. What specific functions does insulin perform in the brain, and how does it affect individuals of normal weight?

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125519.htm) Nasal spray shows preclinical promise for treating traumatic brain injury
Feb 27th 2025, 12:55

A new study suggests a nasal spray developed to target neuroinflammation could one day be an effective treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). By studying the effects of the nasal anti-CD3 in a mouse model of TBI, researchers found the spray could reduce damage to the central nervous system and behavioral deficits, suggesting a potential therapeutic approach for TBI and other acute forms of brain injury.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125051.htm) Neurons gather together for vision
Feb 27th 2025, 12:50

As in larger brains, mouse visual cortex neurons with the same function cluster in columns.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125049.htm) Researchers challenge textbook ideas of how the brain specifies movement
Feb 27th 2025, 12:50

Using a novel system, researchers found that a part of the basal ganglia called the striatum is not involved in action selection as previously thought. Instead, the striatum and the motor cortex work together to specify movement parameters to carry out an action.

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