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… such a big, complex and universal question about animal behavior, Flavell is working with a small-scale model … “A full understanding of how neural circuits give rise to behavior requires detailed knowledge across many scales of … the functions of some of the chemicals it uses to regulate behavior. Read more Research Article Better living through …

… Catherine Dulac, PhD, "Neurobiology of Sickness and Social Behavior" The Picower Lecture with Catherine Dulac, PhD, … Talk Title: Neurobiology of Sickness and Social Behavior   Abstract:  Social interactions are essential for … behaviors, what is the nature and identity of social behavior circuits, how is the function of these circuits …

… how environment and state are integrated to control behavior A new study shows how stimuli and states such as … converge in an olfactory neuron to guide food-seeking behavior Say you live across from a bakery. Sometimes you are … systems integrate multiple factors to guide food-seeking behavior. All animals share the challenge of weighing diverse …

… the brain circuit responsible for this distancing behavior. In a study that explores how otherwise powerful … they normally would. The researchers also showed that this behavior is controlled by a circuit in the amygdala, which … Choi’s lab has previously studied how illness influences behavior and neurological development in mice, including the …

… Research Findings Cracking the code that relates brain and behavior in a simple animal MIT researchers model and map how … the full relationship between brain activity and behavior, scientists have needed a way to map this … of how the animal’s nervous system is organized to control behavior,” said senior author Steven Flavell , Associate …

… neuron’s parallel outputs can coordinate many aspects of behavior In C. elegans worms, a single neuron named HSN uses … the eggs are laid. To control that latter phase of the behavior, HSN transfers the neurotransmitter serotonin to a fellow neuron, which re-releases it to influence behavior minutes later. “Our results reveal how a single …

… persist for hours, play a central role in organizing human behavior, and are commonly disrupted in psychiatric disease. … the functions of some of the chemicals it uses to regulate behavior. Read more Research Article Better living through … studies of how internal brain states arise and affect behavior July 23, 2024 Picower People HHMI honor will advance …

… How severe maternal inflammation can lead to autism-like behavior In 2010, a large study in Denmark found that women … also found that blocking this signal could restore normal behavior and brain structure. “In the mice, we could treat … is being dysregulated within this patch to produce this behavior?” The researchers hope their work may lead to a way …

… to update that understanding and change the rats’ behavior to fit the new regime. The anterior cingulate cortex … updated cells in the motor cortex (M2) to adjust the task behavior. “I started this project about 7 or 8 years ago when … made a correct choice didn’t undermine their subsequent behavior. “These results indicate that ACC neurons process …

… identify brain circuit that drives pleasure-inducing behavior Scientists have long believed that the central … circuit, they report. “It’s surprising that positive-behavior-promoting subsets are so abundant, which is contrary … graduate students Joshua Kim and Xiangyu Zhang. Driving behavior The paper builds on a  study published last year  in …