Man sitting at the bar counter alone, seems to be binge drinking. Therapeutics developed based on neurons activated in response to binge drinking could help treat such compulsive drinking.
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Pinpointing brain circuits underlying binge drinking alcohol offers potential targets to develop interventions and reveals insights about neuronal wiring.

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Is the World Spinning, or Is It Me? How the Brain Distinguishes Self and External Motion

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Round Cells Square Up with an Optogenetic Switch

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Trippy Science Unravels the Mystery of Psychedelics’ Antianxiety Effects

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Fine Tuning Muscle Control with Light

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The Making of a Memory

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Mapping the Neural Circuit of Social Avoidance

Two Neuron Populations Prolong Aggression

Forget Something? You’re Supposed To Do That

Hijacking Neurons’ Adaptive Abilities

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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