Increased number and activity of a lateral subpopulation of hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin neurons underlies the expression of an addicted state in rats
Morgan H. James, Colin M. Stopper, Benjamin A. Zimmer, Nikki E. Koll, Hannah E. Bowrey, Gary Aston‐Jones
This study shows that intermittent cocaine access increases orexin neuron activity in the lateral hypothalamus, contributing to addiction-like behaviors in rats.
Biological Psychiatry · Aug 6, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience