Role of the ventral tegmental area in general anesthesia

J Li, Y Wei, J Xiang, D Zhang - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
The ventral tegmental area (VTA), located in the midbrain, plays a pivotal role in the
regulation of many important behaviors, such as reward, addiction, aversion, memory …

Monosynaptic inputs to ventral tegmental area glutamate and GABA co-transmitting neurons

ED Prévost, A Phillips, K Lauridsen, G Enserro… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
A unique population of ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurons co-transmits glutamate and
GABA. However, the circuit inputs to VTA VGluT2+ VGaT+ neurons are unknown, limiting …

Sequential activation of lateral hypothalamic neuronal populations during feeding and their assembly by gamma oscillations

M Altafi, C Chen, T Korotkova… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
Neural circuits supporting innate behaviors, such as feeding, exploration, and social
interaction, intermingle in the lateral hypothalamus (LH). Although previous studies have …

A Prelimbic Cortex-Thalamus Circuit Bidirectionally Regulates Innate and Stress-Induced Anxiety-Like Behavior

SR Zhang, DY Wu, R Luo, JL Wu, H Chen… - Journal of …, 2024 - jneurosci.org
Anxiety-related disorders respond to cognitive behavioral therapies, which involved the
medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Previous studies have suggested that subregions of the …

A hypothalamus-brainstem circuit governs the prioritization of safety over essential needs

N Krauth, L Sach, C Clemmensen, O Kiehn - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Animals continously adapt their behavior to balance survival and fulfilling essential needs.
This balancing act involves prioritization of safety over the pursuit of other needs. However …