Optogenetic mapping of feeding and self-stimulation within the lateral hypothalamus of the rat
Kevin R. Urstadt, Kent C. Berridge
This study uses optogenetics to map functional differences in subregions of the rat lateral hypothalamus, finding that tuberal LH promotes food intake but shifts toward self-stimulation with repeated stimulation.
PLoS ONE · Jan 27, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience