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. 2025 Jan 2;387(6735):717-718.
doi: 10.1126/science.adv4359. Epub 2025 Feb 13.

Understanding the desire for dessert

Sadaf Farooqi  1
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Understanding the desire for dessert

Sadaf Farooqi. Science. .

Abstract

A neural circuit in mice mediates the preference for high-sugar food after a meal.

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