The SC-SNc pathway boosts appetitive locomotion in predatory hunting
Meizhu Huang, Dapeng Li, Qing Pei, Zhiyong Xie, Huating Gu, Aixue Liu, Zijun Chen, Yi Wang, Fangmiao Sun, Yulong Li, Jiayi Zhang, Miao He, Yuan Xie, Fan Zhang, Xiangbing Qi, , Peng Cao
The paper identifies a brain circuit from the superior colliculus to the substantia nigra pars compacta that enhances appetitive locomotion during predatory hunting by modulating dopamine release.
bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience