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GLP-1 weight-loss drugs alter brain circuits in the amygdala and dopamine system to reduce the motivation to seek out high-calorie foods.

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Researchers identify the rostral prefrontal cortex as the essential bridge between spontaneous and executive brain networks ...

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The same fully implanted, wireless device supporting motor recovery after stroke now enables thought-controlled computer use ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.