Nucleus accumbens

Falling asleep in a meeting? Not boredom, but your neurons are to blame

Lead author Yo Oishi said that the classic somnogen adenosine is a strong candidate for evoking the sleep effect in the nucleus accumbens.

Oct 01, 2017, 11:54 AM IST

Why teenagers indulge in risk-taking behaviour

If you find your teenage son indulging in alcohol or drugs, do not just blame his peers. A specific imbalance in the functioning of his brain may put him at risk-taking behaviour risk, a study has found.

Oct 18, 2016, 17:13 PM IST