Lateral hypothalamic proenkephalin neurons drive threat-induced overeating associated with a negative emotional state

Abstract Psychological stressors, like the nearby presence of a predator, can be strong enough to induce physiological/hormonal alterations, leading to appetite changes. However, little is known about how threats can alter feeding-related hypothalamic circuit functions. Here, we found that proenkeph...

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Main Authors: In-Jee You, Yeeun Bae, Alec R. Beck, Sora Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42623-6