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LH (Lateral habenula) functionally connects to PVH (Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus)

1 claim from 1 source: 1 found, 0 tested and absent, 0 ambiguous. Evidence: optogenetic circuit mapping.

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Optical activation of LHb axons in the PVN produced TTX-sensitive, 4-AP-restorable EPSCs in oxytocin neurons, consistent with a monosynaptic excitatory connection, and also triggered local oxytocin release detected by the OXT1.7 sensor.

DOI 10.1126/sciadv.aeb0400 · PubMed 42341137 · PMC13292991, fig. S4, E to L

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