The encoding of interoceptive-based predictions by the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus D2R+ neurons
Briana Machen, Sierra N. Miller, Alison W. Xin, Carine Lampert, Lauren Assaf, Julia Tucker, Sarah Herrell, Francisco Pereira, Gabriel C. Loewinger, B. Sofia Beas
This study identifies D2R+ neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus as critical for interoceptive predictions and behavior guided by physiological states.
iScience · Dec 12, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience