Neural circuits: Hanging in the balance

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 18, 455 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.94 Author: Sian Lewis Oxytocinergic (OXT) neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) project to tonically active dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the vental tegmental area (VTA) and reticular area of the substantia nigra (SN), both of which regulate reward-based behaviour via projections to the ventral striatum (vStr). Optogenetic stimulation of
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