Brain circuit activated by hunger makes starved fish fight for longer
Friday, August 28, 2020 - 08:00
in Biology & Nature
Depriving a zebrafish of food for six days boosts its chances of winning a fight against a well-fed fish because starvation activates a certain pathway in its brain, neuroscientists at RIKEN have shown. This finding could well have implications for other animals and humans since the neural pathway is conserved across species.