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LH (Lateral habenula) projects to MPO (Medial preoptic area)

Species: Mouse
Result: ambiguous
Method: anterograde tracer
Sign: unknown
Evidence: LHb anterograde tracing included the medial preoptic area among the surveyed oxytocin regions, but only PVN and SON were reported as targets, leaving this connection unresolved.
Source: Distinct projections of PVN oxytocin neurons regulate the divergent defensive behaviors in response to social threat
Science Advances, 2026
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.aeb0400 · PubMed 42341137 · PMC13292991, fig. S4, A to D
Named in the paper: “LHb” and “MPOA”
Made by: an AI model reading the paper (claude-opus-5, extract@0.3.0), 2026-10-09
Checked by: a second AI model (claude-opus-5) agrees, 2026-10-09
“MPOA was examined but only PVN and SON were reported as LHb targets.”
Status: proposed
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