Basal forebrain projections to the lateral habenula modulate aggression reward

Sam A. Golden, Mitra Heshmati, Meghan Flanigan, Daniel J. Christoffel, Kevin Guise, Madeline L. Pfau, Hossein Aleyasin, Caroline Menard, Hongxing Zhang, Georgia E. Hodes, Dana Bregman, Lena Khibnik, Jonathan Tai, Nicole Rebusi, Brian Krawitz, Dipesh Chaudhury, Jessica J. Walsh, Ming-Hu Han, Matt L. Shapiro and Scott J. Russo ()
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Sam A. Golden: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mitra Heshmati: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Meghan Flanigan: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Daniel J. Christoffel: Stanford University Medical Center
Kevin Guise: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Madeline L. Pfau: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Hossein Aleyasin: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Caroline Menard: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Hongxing Zhang: Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics and Institute for Systems Biomedicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Georgia E. Hodes: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dana Bregman: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lena Khibnik: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jonathan Tai: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Nicole Rebusi: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Brian Krawitz: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dipesh Chaudhury: Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics and Institute for Systems Biomedicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jessica J. Walsh: Stanford University Medical Center
Ming-Hu Han: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Matt L. Shapiro: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Scott J. Russo: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Nature, 2016, vol. 534, issue 7609, 688-692

Abstract: Here, the circuits underlying the motivational or rewarding component to aggression are deconstructed, showing that an inhibitory projection from the basal forebrain to the lateral habenula bi-directionally controls this aspect of aggression.

Date: 2016
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