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Nociceptive stimuli activate the hypothalamus-habenula circuit to inhibit the mesolimbic reward system
Soo Min Lee, Yu Fan, Bonghyo Lee…·Hee Young Kim
This study shows that nociceptive stimuli activate the hypothalamus-habenula circuit, which inhibits the mesolimbic reward system and reduces cocaine-seeking behavior.
DOI 10.1101/2021.11.25.470073