The Lateral Preoptic Area: A Novel Regulator of Reward Seeking and Neuronal Activity in the Ventral Tegmental Area

The lateral preoptic area (LPO) is a hypothalamic region whose function has been largely unexplored. Its direct and indirect projections to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) suggest that the LPO could modulate the activity of the VTA and the reward-related behaviors that the VTA underlies. We examine...

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Main Authors: Adam G. Gordon-Fennell, Ryan G. Will, Vorani Ramachandra, Lydia Gordon-Fennell, Juan M. Dominguez, Daniel S. Zahm, Michela Marinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01433/full