# Activating dopamine neurons could turn off binge-like eating behavior

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> **[Activating dopamine neurons could turn off binge-like eating behavior](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160808115604.htm)**
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> While binge eating affects about 10 percent of adults in the United States, the neurobiological basis of the disease is unclear. Researchers have found that certain neural circuits have the ability to inhibit binge-like eating behavior in mice.

  
While binge eating affects about 10 percent of adults in the United States, the neurobiological basis of the disease is unclear. Researchers have found that certain neural circuits have the ability to inhibit binge-like eating behavior in mice.