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Stylized structural diagram of oxytocin (DARPA).

Love Hormone Oxytocin Can Cause Emotional Pain, New Study Says

Aug 11, 2013 by News Staff

New research reported in the journal Nature Neuroscience says that oxytocin, a hormone that promotes feelings of love, social bonding and well-being, can...

The study sheds new light on the link between sleep deprivation and obesity. Image credit: Sweet Briar College.

New Study Confirms Link between Poor Sleep and Obesity

Aug 7, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

According to a study published in journal Nature Communications, sleep deprivation can make us crave junk food more than healthy food. The study sheds...

The California sea hare, Aplysia californica

Neuroscientists Reverse Memory Loss in Animal Brain Cells

Apr 18, 2013 by News Staff

A team of neuroscientists from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston reversed memory loss in nerve cells of the California sea hare (Aplysia...

The discovery of a new molecular mechanism that helps trigger long-term memory formation adds a piece to the puzzle in the ongoing effort to uncover the mysteries of memory (University of Minnesota)

Neuroscientists Discover New Molecular Mechanism for Long-Term Memory Formation

Apr 1, 2013 by News Staff

A team of researchers led by Dr Marcelo Wood from the University of California at Irvine has discovered a new molecular mechanism that helps trigger long-term...