Brain chemical turns rats into M&M gluttons

Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

A part of the brain usually associated with movement may also control our responses to rewards, according to new research that finds stimulation of the region with an opium-like chemical can make rats gorge on M&M candies.

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