A fundamental question of physiology is how gut-brain signaling stimulates appetite. While
many studies have emphasized the importance of vagal afferents to the brain in inducing …

The signaling systems underlying eating behavior control are complex. The current review
focuses on gastrointestinal (GI) signaling systems as physiological key functions for …

The regulation of energy balance requires the complex integration of homeostatic and
hedonic pathways, but sensory inputs from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are increasingly …

The central nervous system controls food consumption to maintain metabolic homoeostasis.
In response to a meal, visceral signals from the gut activate neurons in the nucleus of the …

Communication between the gut and brain is critical for homeostasis, but how this
communication is represented in the dynamics of feeding circuits is unknown. Here we …

The nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) receives dense terminations from cranial visceral
afferents, including those from the gastrointestinal (GI) system. Although the NTS integrates …

Over the past few years, scientific interest in the gut–brain axis (ie, the bidirectional
communication system between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain) has exploded …

Background Maintaining energy homeostasis is vital and supported by vagal signaling
between digestive organs and the brain. Previous research has established a gastric …

Highlights• The vagus nerve is a crucial link between gut signals and the brain regulating
various functions such as energy homeostasis, digestion, immune responses, reward …

Sensory neurons relay gut-derived signals to the brain, yet the molecular and functional
organization of distinct populations remains unclear. Here, we employed intersectional …