Abstract:Understanding the mechanism of energy homeostasis is expected to lead to effective treatment to obesity and metabolic diseases1,2. However, energy homeostasis is a complicated process largely controlled by neuronal circuits in the hypothalamus and brainstem3-5, whereas reward and motivation of food intake are mainly controlled by the limbic regions6and cerebral cortex7,8. Although the limbic and hypothalamus connection like Nucleus Accumbens shell (NAcSh) to the lateral hypothalamus (LH) circuit has been repor… Show more
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