When avatars give feedback, people take more risks. This behavior is tied to how the brain - especially the amygdala - ...

A new research initiative is investigating how obesity reshapes brain circuits involved in reward, motivation, and emotion, potentially driving unhealthy food decisions.

Scientists are uncovering how obesity rewires brain circuits tied to reward and motivation, potentially shaping future ...

Listening to nostalgic music activates key brain regions tied to memory and emotion, according to a new brain imaging study.

Obesity is on the rise. Among U.S. adults aged 20 or older, 4 in 10 met the criteria for obesity in the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, up from roughly 3 in 10 two ...

Neuroscientists at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will investigate how obesity influences brain ...