Area postrema syndrome is associated with uncontrollable hiccuping or vomiting. It is a clinical feature of another condition, called neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). A person who ...

Researchers have identified neurons that regulate nausea-like responses in mice. When these neurons are experimentally turned on, nausea-like responses can be activated regardless of exposure to ...

area postrema before vs. after treatment (IMAGE) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Caption Left: Hyperactive neurons (pink) in the AP before treatment with antibodies (top) and CRISPR (bottom). Right: The ...

area postrema (IMAGE) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Caption Neurons (blue) in a part of the brain called the area postrema, seen here, express a variety of genes, including receptors for the immune ...