Multitasking hunger neurons also control compulsive behaviors

Friday, March 6, 2015 - 12:20 in Psychology & Sociology

In the absence of food, neurons that normally control appetite initiate complex, repetitive behaviors seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anorexia nervosa, according to a new study.

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