A person's intensity of Facebook use can be predicted by activity in a reward-related area of the brain, according to a new study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Nucleus accumbens recruited by cocaine, sugar are different Date: October 29, 2020 Source: University of Wyoming Summary: In a study using genetically modified mice, researchers found that the ...

Deep in your basal ganglia is a minute brain structure with a massive influence over your life. Known as the nucleus accumbens to neuroscientists, it measures in at a measly 1-2 cubic centimeters ...

Facebook 'likes' can reveal your personal traits; Facebook posts are more memorable than faces; Facebook's roots go way, way back In addition to Meshi, the authors of "Nucleus Accumbens Response ...

Medium Spiny Neuron located in the nucleus accumbens, one of the neural networks of the reward system. (IMAGE) Université de Genève ...

Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion - 10 to 20 percent - of the neurons in the brain's nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction.

Previous studies have proved that the nucleus accumbens (NAc) plays an important role in regulating drug reward, feeding, social interaction, pain and instrumental learning.