The Lateral Preoptic Area and Its Projection to the VTA Regulate VTA Activity and Drive Complex Reward Behaviors

The Lateral Preoptic Area and Its Projection to the VTA Regulate VTA Activity and Drive Complex Reward Behaviors

The ventral tegmental area (VTA) underlies motivation and reinforcement of natural rewards. The lateral preoptic area (LPO) is an anterior hypothalamic brain region that sends direct projections to the VTA and to other brain structures known to regulate VTA activity. Here, we investigated the functi...

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Main Authors: Adam Gordon-Fennell, Lydia Gordon-Fennell, Stève Desaivre, Michela Marinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Subjects:
dopamine
reinforcement
valence
hypothalamus
ventral tegmental area
lateral preoptic area
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2020.581830/full

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