Hunger may play a role in alcohol addiction
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Researchers have discovered a molecular link between hunger and the formation of “reward” memories that play a role in alcohol addiction.
The insight could inform strategies for treatment and prevention, the scientists say.
The study, led by researchers at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science, mapped and isolated hunger-responsive neurons in the brain of the common fruit fly, which has a sophisticated brain that makes it a useful model for observing neural beha
The insight could inform strategies for treatment and prevention, the scientists say.
The study, led by researchers at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science, mapped and isolated hunger-responsive neurons in the brain of the common fruit fly, which has a sophisticated brain that makes it a useful model for observing neural beha
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