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Scientists learned to “switch off” the appetite

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The next experiments on rodents have helped scientists to find in the brain of rats plot “turns off” appetite.

American scientists from the California Institute of technology has conducted a number of studies and found that when exposed to a medical laser on the amygdala – the brain region responsible for fear and pleasure, rodents appetite.

Scientists seemed to have found the switch, which instantly animals continued to consume food.

It turns out that the human brain also has such a plot and, after additional studies, the experts promise to help in the fight against serious illnesses such as obesity and anorexia.

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