Greetings​ ​my​ ​fellow​ ​Brainiacs!​ ​It’s​ ​Hannah​ ​again!​ ​Last​ ​week​ ​we​ ​learned​ ​all​ ​about​ ​eating​ ​(nom nom!)​ ​Sadly​ ​this​ ​week​ ​we​ ​will​ ​be​ ​talking​ ​less​ ​about​ ​our​ ​eating​ ​habits​ ​and​ ​more​ ​about​ ​exercising off​ ​all​ ​those​ ​yummy​ ​calories​ ​we​ ​consume.​ ​However​ ​many​ ​people​ ​find​ ​it​ ​difficult​ ​to​ ​exercise.​ ​If you’re​ ​anything​…

Howdy Brainiacs! This week we’ll be exploring the mysterious effects of ghrelin on our feeding and learning systems, with special emphasis on how it may affect stress, PTSD, and addition. When considering hormones involved with eating, ghrelin isn’t often in the lime light that insulin or leptin are found. However…

Welcome back Leptin fanatics, it’s Pari from the Brainiacs ready to get down to the nitty gritty; we’re not talking about the birds and bees here, but more specifically to continue the discussion regarding Leptin associated with feeding efficiency and to touch upon the importance of Leptin in our reproductive…

Heyo​ ​Medium​ ​surfers!​ ​It’s​ ​Hannah​ ​here​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Brainiacs.​ ​Shoutout​ ​to​ ​Azze​ ​for​ ​the awesome​ ​and​ ​informing​ ​post​ ​last​ ​week​ ​on​ ​Insulin!​ ​This​ ​week​ ​we’ll​ ​be​ ​switching​ ​gears​ ​a​ ​bit​ ​and discussing​ ​Leptin​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Central​ ​Nervous​ ​System’s​ ​role​ ​in​ ​one​ ​of​ ​my​ ​favorite​ (but not always healthy) ​pastimes-​ ​eating.

Hola interweb! My name is Azze and I’m a member of the Brainiacs in a class called COGS 163: Metabolic Disorders of the Brain. Interested in human brains? Interested in pancreatic hormones? …