The brain plays a critical role in controlling body weight. It signals when to eat and when to stop. Not feeling full, or satiated, can lead to overeating and obesity. Researchers have identified brain regions involved in how the brain regulates food intake. These include the hypothalamus and hindbrain. However, drugs targeting neurons in these… Continue reading The Brain and “Eating Just Enough”
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How the Brain Stimulates or Stifles Creativity
Investigators at Stanford University Medical Center and Stanford’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, commonly known as the d.school, have found a surprising link between creative problem-solving and heightened activity in the cerebellum, a structure located in the back of the brain and more typically thought of as the body’s movement-coordination center. The study was published… Continue reading How the Brain Stimulates or Stifles Creativity