How Diabetes Quietly Rewires the Brain’s Reward and Memory System

Type 2 diabetes may quietly alter the brain in ways that mimic early Alzheimer’s, weakening reward perception and memory signals in a key brain area called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). In a rat study, diabetic animals still behaved normally but processed rewarding locations differently, showing dulled communication between the hippocampus and ACC. This change [...]

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