Dr. Mark Rossi Publishes New Study in Nature Communications on Brain Circuit Linking Energy State to Food Cravings

Dr. Mark Rossi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Center for NeuroMetabolism at RWJMS, Resident Scientist at Child Health Institute of NJ, and BHI core member, has published a new paper in Nature Communications titled “Energy state guides reward seeking via an extended amygdala to lateral hypothalamus pathway”. The study shows that a brain circuit connecting emotion and hunger centers adjusts food cravings based on energy needs, and its disruption may lead to overeating.