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The hyperactivation of mTORC1 signaling increased GABAergic inhibitory neurons in the striatum. The transgenic mice exhibited the upregulation of dopamine receptor D1 and the downregulation of ...

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The Genomic Press Interview delves into Dr. Wolf's innovative use of functional neuroimaging to study brain motivation circuitry, particularly the role of the ventral striatum in negative symptoms of ...

In a captivating "Genomic Press Interview" published in the Innovators & Ideas: Rising Star section of the peer-reviewed ...

New research sheds light on how six types of love, including romantic love, parental love, and love for one's pets, activate ...

Robust neural activity in the ventral striatum suggests that romantic love is strongly linked to the brain's reward system. Passion enhances lovers' motivation to pursue goal-seeking behaviors ...

"In parental love, there was activation deep in the brain's reward system in the striatum area while imagining love, and this was not seen for any other kind of love," explains Rinne. This makes a lot ...