Brain 'Dial' Identified as Key Regulator of Eating and Craving Behaviors
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Researchers discovered a brain circuit in mice, linking the amygdala to the BNST, that acts as a 'dial' controlling the urge to eat sweets, fats, and salt. Stimulating this pathway increases consumption, while suppressing it reduces appetite, offering potential treatments for eating disorders, cachexia, and obesity.
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