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Hunger hormones impact decision-making part of the brain, study shows

16 November 2023

A hunger hormone produced in the gut can directly impact a decision-making part of the brain in order to drive an animal’s behaviour, finds a new study led by Dr Andrew MacAskill (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology).

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