Stress-impaired reward pathway promotes distinct feeding behavior patterns
Yusuke Fujioka, Kaori Kawai, Kuniyuki Endo, Minaka Ishibashi, Nobuyuki Iwade, Dilina Tuerde, Kozo Kaibuchi, Takayuki Yamashita, Akihiro Yamanaka, Masahisa Katsuno, Hirohisa Watanabe, Shinsuke Ishigaki, Gen Sobue
This study shows that psychosocial stress alters feeding behavior patterns in mice through disruptions in the mesolimbic dopamine system, suggesting these patterns could serve as biomarkers for stress and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Frontiers in Neuroscience · May 9, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience