ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2014
The role of the habenula in drug addiction.
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83 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 154 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sleep disorders and structural alterations in brain regions linked with motivation: a neuroimaging meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Is Deep Brain Stimulation an Effective Treatment for Psychostimulant Dependency? A Preclinical and Clinical Systematic Review.Neurochemical research · 2023Pooled it
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- Transcriptional Response to Chronic Long-Access Fentanyl Self-Administration in Rat Habenula and Amygdala.Addiction biology · 2026Article
- Opioid withdrawal engages a habenular subpopulation responsive to aversive states.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Ibogaine: Therapeutic Potential, Cardiac Safety, and Translational Perspectives in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders-A Scoping Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of Electrical Stimulation and Lidocaine Injection of Lateral Habenula Nucleus in the Addicted Rats with Morphine Self-administration.Journal of medical signals and sensors · 2026Article
- Psychological outcomes of smoking cessation supported by telemedicine in real-world clinical practice: A prospective longitudinal cohort study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Transcriptional response to chronic long-access fentanyl self-administration in rat habenula and amygdala.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Nicotinic Receptors in the Medial Habenula to Interpeduncular Nucleus Pathway: Modulators of Reward, Aversion and Emotion.The European journal of neuroscience · 2025Review
- A conceptual framework for the intersection of hyperalgesia and hyperkatifeia in alcohol addiction.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2025Review
- Novel neurotherapeutic targets for substance use disorders: Neuroplasticity, neuroinflammation, gasotransmitters and non-canonical organ systems.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025Review
- The Involvement of Thalamic Nuclei in Schizophrenia Patients with and Without Auditory Verbal Hallucinations: A Brain Morphometry Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Stressed Avoider rats show blunted sensitivity to alcohol's aversive effects: Potential contributions of the lateral habenula and lateral hypothalamus.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Calcium-activated ion channels drive atypical inhibition in medial habenula neurons.Science advances · 2025Article
- Functional Adaptation in the Brain Habenulo-Mesencephalic Pathway During Cannabinoid Withdrawal.Cells · 2024Article
- A discrete subpopulation of PFC-LHb neurons govern cocaine place preference.Translational psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Manipulating ΔFOSB in D1-Type Medium Spiny Neurons of the Nucleus Accumbens Reshapes Whole-Brain Functional Connectivity.Biological psychiatry · 2024Article
- Mechanical acupuncture at HT7 attenuates alcohol self-administration in rats by modulating neuroinflammation and altering mPFC-habenula-VTA circuit activity.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
Interest in the habenula has greatly increased in recent years. The habenula is a small brain structure located posterior to the thalamus and adjacent to the third ventricle. Despite its small size, the habenula can be divided into medial habenula (MHb) and lateral habenula (LHb) nuclei that are anatomically and transcriptionally distinct. The habenula receives inputs from the limbic system and basal ganglia primarily via the stria medullaris. The fasciculus retroflexus is the primary habenular output from the habenula to the midbrain and governs release of glutamate onto gabaergic cells in the rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg) and onto the interpeduncular nucleus. The resulting GABA released from RMTg neurons inactivates dopaminergic cells in the ventral tegmental area/substantia nigra compacta. Through this process, the habenula controls dopamine levels in the striatum. Thus, the habenula plays a critical role in reward and reward-associated learning. The LHb also modulates serotonin levels and norepinephrine release, while the MHb modulates acetylcholine. The habenula is a critical crossroad that influences the brain's response to pain, stress, anxiety, sleep, and reward. Dysfunction of the habenula has been linked to depression, schizophrenia, and the effects of drugs of abuse. This review focuses on the possible relationships between the habenula and drug abuse.
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