Junk Diet Rewires Rat Brains

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Junk Diet Rewires Rat Brains

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Feb 7, 2015

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High-calorie and exceedingly pleasurable foods appear to change rat brain rewards circuitry, causing the rodents to continue to seek such fare. Erika Beras reports

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Feb 7, 2015

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