Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

New Trials Show ECT and MST Both Effective in Reducing Bipolar Depression & “Unipolar” Major Depression, with a Safety Advantage for MST Kenneth Thu, 06/04/2026 - 07:30

Neural Circuits Controlling Food-Seeking

Dr Adhikari's team has discovered a small group of neurons in the midbrain that potently controls food-seeking. Experimental activation of these neurons leads mice that are not hungry to ingest caloric foods.  Suppressing the same neurons suppresses feeding in mice that are hungry.  It may be possible that pathological over...

George F. Koob, Ph.D. Kenneth Thu, 05/28/2026 - 08:15 Positions Position

Professor Emeritus, Department of Neuroscience

University

The Scripps Research Institute

Grant or Prize

1999 Distinguished Investigator Grant

Last Name Koob

GLP-1 Drug Semaglutide Substantially Reduced Heavy Alcohol Consumption and Weight in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder and Obesity Kenneth Thu, 05/28/2026 - 08:00

Distinctive Effects of a Second Pregnancy on the Brain and the Mother’s Mental Health Kenneth Thu, 05/21/2026 - 08:00