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In his home office in Durham, Duke neuroscientist Richard Mooney shows a series of images of a bird's brain on song. In one, ...

The researchers used fiber photometry systems to detect neurotransmitters, which involved injecting the mice with fluorescent ...

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To uncover what drives sexual behavior in animals, researchers studied the brain activity of male mice throughout the series ...

A study published Wednesday indicates that low levels of a key brain chemical among overweight patients with high-fat diets ...

Zebra finches learn their courtship songs early in life by first listening to their fathers and memorizing the melodies.

Many obese people report losing pleasure in eating rich foods -- something also seen in obese mice. Scientists have now discovered the reason. Long-term high-fat diets lower levels of neurotensin in ...

Dopamine is one of the brain’s chemical messengers, transmitting important signals about learning, reward and motivation from one neuron to another. To monitor dopamine, the researchers used ...