Abstract
The interplay between corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and the dopaminergic system has predominantly been studied in addiction and reward, while CRH-dopamine interactions in anxiety are scarcely understood. We describe a new population of CRH-expressing, GABAergic, long-range-projecting neurons in the extended amygdala that innervate the ventral tegmental area and alter anxiety following chronic CRH depletion. These neurons are part of a distinct CRH circuit that acts anxiolytically by positively modulating dopamine release.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 803-807 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nature Neuroscience |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jun 2018 |
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