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 Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that drives pleasure-inducing behavior
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By Azeddine Tahiri
In In The News, Press Releases
Posted March 22, 2017

Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that drives pleasure-inducing behavior

Scientists have long believed that the central amygdala is linked with fear and responses to unpleasant events. However, a team of MIT neuroscientists has now discovered a circuit in the central [...]

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 Neuroscientists identify two neuron populations that encode happy or fearful memories
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By Azeddine Tahiri
In In The News, Press Releases
Posted October 18, 2016

Neuroscientists identify two neuron populations that encode happy or fearful memories

Our emotional state is governed partly by a tiny brain structure known as the amygdala, which is responsible for processing positive emotions such as happiness, and negative ones such as fear and [...]

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 In the brain, timing is everything
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By Azeddine Tahiri
In Press Releases
Posted January 23, 2014

In the brain, timing is everything

Study reveals how the brain links memories of events that occur one after the other. Suppose you heard the sound of skidding tires, followed by a car crash. The next time you heard such a skid, [...]

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By Azeddine Tahiri
In Press Releases
Posted March 19, 2013

Researchers reverse Fragile X Syndrome symptoms in adult mice

Picower Institute neuroscientists use single dose of experimental drug; could prove promising for treatment of autism symptoms. Neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory [...]

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