A neural circuit for rapid control of hunger by arousal.
Seher Kosar, Edward F. Bracey, Nikola Grujic, Yihui Du, Daria Peleg‐Raibstein, Denis Burdakov
The paper identifies a neural circuit involving hypocretin/orexin neurons that rapidly suppresses hunger through a GABAergic relay, enabling dynamic regulation of hunger based on arousal.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Oct 28, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience