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Targeting brain’s memory systems can help tackle overeating, obesity: Study

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Targeting brain’s memory systems can help tackle overeating, obesity: Study

NEW DELHI: Worried about overeating? Blame the hippocampus — part of the brain responsible for learning and memory — as it may be behind your food craving and the resulting weight gain, according to a study on Wednesday.The study, published in the journal Nature Metabolism, showed that neurons in the hippocampus are encoding memories of … Read more

Imagining outcomes before deciding, research could explain what’s going on in brain

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Imagining outcomes before deciding, research could explain what’s going on in brain

NEW DELHI: A new study has shed light on how the brain imagines future outcomes to guide decisions and researchers says a deeper understanding of these brain mechanisms could ultimately improve the treatment of disorders affecting decision-making abilities. Researchers said that an interplay between the prefrontal cortex, important for planning and decision-making, and hippocampus, which … Read more