Hypothalamic volume is associated with body mass index

The genetically specified neuronal subtypes and projections that control alcohol consumption and other affective disorders are not fully understood, although the central nucleus of the amygdala plays a crucial role in these behaviors. In this study by Torruella-Suárez et al. (2020), the authors demonstrate that in vivo ethanol intake activates neurotensin neurons in the central […]

Since few human studies had explored the brain structures potentially affected by long-term diet quality, Akbaraly et al. (2018) tested whether there is an association between cumulative average Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI-2010) score during adult life, with hippocampal volume. The researchers gathered data on the 459 participants of the Whitehall II imaging sub-study […]