Regional specificity of neuronal cell types, functional connectivity, and cell type-specific correlation to brain disorders in the human ventral tegmental area
Anna van Regteren Altena, Bernardo de A.P.C. Maciel, Rachel M. Brouwer, Chen Ji Rong Jiang, Sara Seoane, Ravian L. van Ineveld, Jonne M Eggink, Tiziana M. Hey, Anne C. Rios, R. Jeroen Pasterkamp, Vanessa Donega, Martijn P. van den Heuvel, Onur Başak, Elly M. Hol
This study creates a transcriptomic atlas of the human ventral tegmental area, identifies cell types and their functional connectivity, and links them to psychiatric disorders and BMI.
bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience