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Afraid of food? The answer may be in the basal forebrain

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Afraid of food? The answer may be in the basal forebrain

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A recent study conducted in Dr. Benjamin Arenkiel's laboratory at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute has identified novel circuits in basal forebrain that perceive and transmit odors from the food/enviroment to the hypothalamus and dramatically controls feeding behaviors.

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