Anterior Paraventricular Thalamus to Nucleus Accumbens Projection Is Involved in Feeding Behavior in a Novel Environment

Foraging food in a novel environment is essential for survival. Animals coordinate the complex motivated states and decide whether to initiate feeding or escape from unfamiliar scenes. Neurons in the paraventricular thalamic nucleus (PVT) receive multiple inputs from the hypothalamus, forebrain, and...

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Main Authors: Jingjing Cheng, Jincheng Wang, Xiaolin Ma, Rahim Ullah, Yi Shen, Yu-Dong Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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NAc
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00202/full