Hypothalamic circuits governing feeding and other motivated behaviors
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The hypothalamus plays a crucial role in the regulation of feeding, reward and other motivated behaviors. Elucidating neuronal circuits within the hypothalamus using animal models can expand our understanding of these behaviours, and the shared mechanisms between them.
With this collection, the editors at Nature Communications, Communications Biology and Scientific Reports welcome the submission of primary research articles that focus on neuronal circuits in the hypothalamus involved in feeding/metabolism and other motivated behaviors. We particularly encourage studies exploring the intersection of feeding and motivational/reward pathways with an emphasis on neural circuitry probed using methods such as optogenetics, chemogenetics and in vivo recording. Other topics of interest include consummatory drives and foraging behaviors. This call welcomes basic studies in animal models.
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