Area-specific analysis of the distribution of hypothalamic neurons projecting to the rat ventral tegmental area, with special reference to the GABAergic and glutamatergic efferents

• Main Authors: Imre eKalló (Author), Csilla S. Molnár (Author), Sarolta E. Szőke (Author), Erik eHrabovszky (Author), Csaba Liposits Fekete (Author), Zsolt eLiposits (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a main regulator of reward and integrates a wide scale of hormonal and neuronal information. Feeding-, energy expenditure-, stress, adaptation- and reproduction-related hypothalamic signals are processed in the VTA and influence the reward processes. However, the...