Lateral habenula regulation of emotional hyperthermia: mediation via the medullary raphé

Abstract The lateral habenula (LHb) has an important role in the behavioural response to salient, usually aversive, events. We previously demonstrated that activation of neurons in the LHb increases brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis and constricts the cutaneous vascular bed, indicating that t...

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Main Authors: Youichirou Ootsuka, Mazher Mohammed, William W. Blessing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04173-y