A rare brain-recording study found tirzepatide briefly muted activity linked to 'food noise'; months later the signals and ...

Communication between regions of the brain is constantly in flux, but the neuroimaging technologies used to analyze these interactions typically provide only a snapshot representing several minutes’ ...

Craving is known to be a key factor in substance use disorders and can increase the likelihood of future drug use or relapse. Yet its neural basis — or, how the brain gives rise to craving — is not ...

CITRUS HEIGHTS - Brain surgery being used to end binge cravings? A pilot study is underway that surgically implants a device in patients' brains to do just that. Citrus Heights' Robyn Baldwin is one ...

Idiosyncratic cravings for foods such as ice cream or pickles, occur in most pregnant women. Over-nutrition and obesity resulting from such cravings can cause metabolic and psychiatric disorders in ...

A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds by electrically stimulating that region, has shown promise in a pilot clinical trial in two patients ...

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 07: A woman smokes a cigarette of marijuana in an Amsterdam cafe on February 7, 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city council in Amsterdam has recently voted in ...

So you’re a chronic stress-eater - especially when it comes to carbs. You’re worried, you’re anxious, your chest tightens, and you reach for a nearby bag of chips to mindlessly munch until the stress ...

The human brain has been compared to the universe, and for good reason. No other metaphor does justice to the brain’s miraculous complexity and capacity. The numbers are beyond comprehension—trillions ...