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          ·January 23, 2023·8 min read

          Origins of Pleasurable Touch Traced From Skin to Brain

          Study reveals a skin-to-brain neural circuit that responds to rewarding forms of social touch. Researchers say the findings could provide an avenue for harnessing the power of touch to assist in treating social and emotional disorders.
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          ·December 2, 2022·5 min read

          Key Brain Cells in Mice Underlying Stress-Related Behaviors Identified

          Glutamate neurons in the ventral tegmental area play a key role in the underlying impact of stressors. Silencing the neurons made the brain more resilient to stress.
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          ·November 15, 2022·3 min read

          How the Nucleus Accumbens Mediates Positive and Negative Motivational Valence

          Study reveals the mechanism of the nucleus accumbens for mediating reward and aversion.
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          ·October 8, 2022·4 min read

          Human Cocaine and Heroin Addiction Is Found Tied to Impairments in Specific Brain Circuit Initially Implicated in Animals

          Greater impairment of the prefrontal cortex-habenula pathway was correlated with earlier age of first drug use.
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          ·July 22, 2022·3 min read

          Making Sense of Socially Enhanced Aggression in the Brain

          Study reveals the lateral habenula plays a critical role in the priming of aggression in male mice.
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          ·April 16, 2022·5 min read

          A Key Brain Region for Substance Use Disorders Now Has a Searchable Atlas of Distinct Cell Populations

          Researchers identified 16 distinct cell populations in the ventral tegmental area, a brain area involved in dopamine neurotransmission involved in reward-directed behaviors.
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          ·April 3, 2022·4 min read

          Midbrain Projection to the Basolateral Amygdala Encodes Anxiety-Like Behaviors

          A ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron circuit that projects to the basolateral amygdala selectively controls anxiety-like behaviors, but not depression-like behaviors.
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          ·March 23, 2022·5 min read

          Motivation to Achieve Goals May Depend on Anxiety Level

          The motivation to exert sustained effort to achieve a goal following stress exposure depends on an individual's level of trait anxiety. The expression of CRHR1 in dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area connects anxiety to either boosted or diminished motivation levels.
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          ·December 2, 2021·4 min read

          Tracking the Neurons That Make Us Social

          The motivation to invest in social interactions is closely linked to the reward system via the activation of dopaminergic neurons.
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          ·September 2, 2021·4 min read

          Beyond Dopamine: New Reward Circuitry Discovered

          Researchers have identified a new reward system in the brain. The study found long-range GABA neurons from the ventral tegmental area to the ventral nucleus accumbens shell are engaged in reward and reinforcement behaviors. This GABAergic projection inhibits cholinergic interneurons.
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          ·August 8, 2021·4 min read

          How Dopamine Plays a Key Role in Consciousness

          Study reveals how dopamine may have a central role in maintaining our consciousness.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·June 10, 2021·4 min read

          Brainfood: Researchers Find Brain Area Associated with Craving Protein

          Study reveals the role the ventral tegmental area of the brain plays in craving protein-rich foods.
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