ey0016.15-11 | (1) | ESPEYB16
W Han
, LA Tellez
, MH Perkins
, IO Perez
, T Qu
, J Ferreira
, TL Ferreira
, D Quinn
, ZW Liu
, XB Gao
, MM Kaelberer
, DV Bohorquez
, SJ Shammah-Lagnado
, G de Lartigue
, IE de Araujo
To read the full abstract: Cell. 2018 Oct 18;175(3):665678.e23.This article reports a critical role for the vagal gut-to-brain axis in motivation and reward amongst the sensory cells of the right vagal nerve. Optogenetic stimulation of the mouse vagal gut-to-brain axis produced reward behaviors. Stimulation of gut-innervating vagal sensory neurons recapped the hallmark effects of s...