“Hunger” neurons expressing the AGRP gene (red), alongside newly-discovered “satiety” neurons expressing the BNC2 gene (green). As you’re deciding whether to eat one more potato chip, a pitched battle takes place in your brain. One group of neurons promotes hunger while another induces satiety. How quickly one group gains the upper hand determines how …
scRNA-Seq reveals neurons that change our understanding of how the brain handles hunger
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