The VTA-BLA-NAc circuit for sex reward inhibited by VTA GABAergic neurons under stress in male mice
Linshan Sun, Jingjing You, Minghu Cui, Fengjiao Sun, Jiangong Wang, Wentao Wang, Dan Wang, Dunjiang Liu, Zhicheng Xu, Changyun Qiu, Bin Liu, Haijing Yan
The paper identifies a neural circuit in male mice where stress inhibits reward processing by targeting VTA GABAergic neurons, linking it to depressive-like behaviors.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience