A new study reveals how brainstem neurons expressing cholecystokinin (CCK) track food intake and regulate satiation through ...

Grounded in polyvagal theory, explore how emotions emerge, why they fluctuate, and how we can cultivate emotional ...

Columbia scientists find and manage to activate and deactivate in mice the neurons responsible for making the decision to stop eating. Science has just taken a giant step towards ending obesity. Or at ...

Scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding ...

Bickerstaff’s Brainstem Encephalitis is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder which affects a crucial part of the brain ...

Columbia researchers have identified special neurons in the brainstem of mice controlling meal cessation. Using innovative single-cell techniques, they pinpointed cells that process comprehensive ...

Columbia scientists have identified specialized brainstem neurons that tell mice when to stop eating. These cells integrate sensory and hormonal signals to regulate meal size and respond to ...

The neurons identified by the Columbia scientists, a new element of these circuits, are located in the brainstem, the oldest part of the vertebrate brain. Their discovery could lead to new ...

New research provides direct evidence that the gut microbiome communicates with the brain through the vagus nerve.

Migraine with brainstem aura or MBA (formerly known as basilar migraines) are headaches that start in the lower part of the brain, called the brainstem. They cause symptoms such as dizziness ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the whole brain with cardiac triggering allowed simultaneous observation of activity in the brainstem, thalamus and cerebrum. This work shows that ...