Activation of a hypothalamus-habenula circuit by mechanical stimulation inhibits cocaine addiction-like behaviors
Biol. Res; 56 (), 2023
BACKGROUND: Mechanoreceptor activation modulates GABA neuron firing and dopamine (DA) release in the mesolimbic DA system, an area implicated in reward and substance abuse. The lateral habenula (LHb), the lateral hypothalamus (LH), and the mesolimbic DA system are not only reciprocally connected, but als...