2 min

Junk Diet Rewires Rat Brains 60-Second Mind

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High-calorie and exceedingly pleasurable foods appear to change rat brain rewards circuitry, causing the rodents to continue to seek such fare. Erika Beras reports

  • Scientific American, a Division of Springer Nature America, Inc.

High-calorie and exceedingly pleasurable foods appear to change rat brain rewards circuitry, causing the rodents to continue to seek such fare. Erika Beras reports

2 min

  • Scientific American, a Division of Springer Nature America, Inc.

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