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A new study published in Nature Neuroscience reveals that male and female mice process threats differently in the brain, even ...

Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...

New research links childhood adversity with later attention deficits, sleep disruptions, and specific dopamine imbalances in ...

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“Our findings reveal stress can override a natural brain response that diminishes the pleasure gained from eating — meaning ...

Teams of mountaineering mice have shown how species adapt to localized conditions in order to thrive across diverse environments.

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species to thrive across diverse environments.