Increased number and activity of a lateral subpopulation of hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin neurons underlies the expression of an addicted state in rats

The orexin system is important for reward-driven motivation but has not been implicated in the expression of a multi-phenotype addicted state.

Source: Biological Psychiatry - August 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Morgan H. James, Colin M. Stopper, Benjamin A. Zimmer, Nikki E. Koll, Hannah E. Bowrey, Gary Aston-Jones Tags: Archival Report Source Type: research