The nucleus accumbens is a tiny element of the human brain triggered when we experience something enjoyable, and used to help ...

Deep-brain recordings showed that Mounjaro and Zepbound briefly shut down the craving circuits linked to food noise in a ...

Researchers have successfully altered human reward learning using non-invasive transcranial ultrasound stimulation directed at a deep brain structure linked to motivation.

In a study using genetically modified mice, researchers found that the nucleus accumbens recruited by cocaine use are largely distinct from nucleus accumbens recruited by sucrose, or table sugar.

A Nature Medicine study suggests GLP-1 drugs like Mounjaro may do more than reduce appetite. By recording brain activity from ...

Deep in your basal ganglia is a minute brain structure with a massive influence over your life. Known as the nucleus accumbens to neuroscientists, it measures in at a measly 1-2 cubic centimeters (for ...

The nucleus accumbens is a tiny element of the human brain triggered when we experience something enjoyable, and used to help us learn behaviours that lead to rewards.

Facebook addicts who frequently check the app on their smartphones tend to have less gray matter in the "reward centers" of their brains, according to a study published in medical journal Behavioral ...