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ArticleMolecular psychiatry2025

The neural pathway from the superior subpart of the medial habenula to the interpeduncular nucleus suppresses anxiety.

Takehisa Handa, Taku Sugiyama, Tanvir Islam, Joshua P Johansen, Yuchio Yanagawa, Thomas J McHugh, Hitoshi Okamoto

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Article in Molecular psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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7 authors.

Takehisa HandaLaboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics of Decision Making, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
Taku SugiyamaLaboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics of Decision Making, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
Tanvir IslamLaboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics of Decision Making, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
Joshua P JohansenLaboratory for Neural Circuitry of Learning and Memory, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4240-1550
Yuchio YanagawaDepartment of Genetic and Behavioral Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showacho, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Thomas J McHughLaboratory for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1243-5189
Hitoshi OkamotoLaboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics of Decision Making, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan. hitoshi.okamoto@riken.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-7512-8549

Funding

MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 16H06317, 21H04814, 22H05520, and 23H04976
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The medial habenula (MHb) and its projection target, the interpeduncular nucleus (IPN), are highly conserved throughout vertebrate evolution. The MHb-IPN pathway connects the limbic system to the brainstem, consisting of subpathways that project in a topographically organized manner, and has been implicated in the regulation of fear and anxiety. Previous studies have revealed subregion-specific functions of the cholinergic ventral MHb and a substance P (SP)-positive (SP

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AnxietyHabenulaInterpeduncular NucleusAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeural PathwaysNeuronsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosSubstance PProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosSubstance P

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PMID40140491
PMCPMC12240801

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