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PB (Parabrachial nucleus) synapses onto VTA (Ventral tegmental area)

Species: Mouse
Result: present
Method: transsynaptic tracer
Sign: unknown
Evidence: Parabrachial nucleus neurons were labelled as inputs to VTA dopamine cells, and this input was increased after a single exposure to an addictive drug.
Source: Drug-induced changes in connectivity to midbrain dopamine cells revealed by rabies monosynaptic tracing
eLife, 2026
DOI 10.7554/elife.93664 · PubMed 42138352 · PMC13179063, Fig. 5D–E, Fig. 5K, Fig. 3G
Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Named in the paper: “PBN (parabrachial nucleus)” and “VTADA cells (DAT-Cre VTA dopamine neurons)”
Made by: an AI model reading the paper (claude-opus-5, extract@0.3.0), 2026-10-10
Checked by: a second AI model (claude-opus-5) agrees, 2026-10-10
“PBN is labeled from VTA DA cells and listed among positive PC2 weights increased by drugs.”
Status: proposed
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