NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewed
Stimulation of VTA dopamine inputs to LH upregulates orexin neuronal activity in a DRD2-dependent manner
Masaya Harada, Laia Serratosa Capdevila, Maria Wilhelm…·Tommaso Patriarchi
This study shows that dopamine release in the lateral hypothalamus (LH) increases orexin neuron activity through dopamine D2 receptors, revealing a new mechanism linking dopamine and reward expectation.
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