Insulin may play a key part in the development of obesity by acting directly on the brains reward circuitry. Jens Briining at the Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research in Cologne, Germany, and his group genetically engineered mice in which they could inactivate insulin signalling in parts of the mid-brain that drive feelings of motivation and reward. The engineered mice ate more than control mice and became obese.
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