Functional interaction between orexin/dynorphin transmission in the posterior paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus following alcohol dependence: mediation of alcohol-seeking behavior (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

Functional interaction between orexin/dynorphin transmission in the posterior paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus following alcohol dependence: mediation of alcohol-seeking behavior

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Orexin, one of the two signals the researchers studied, originates in neurons (green) in the brain’s hypothalamus (left) that connect with a part of the thalamus called the pPVT (right). 

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