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ArticleNeuron2026

Brainstem sensing of multiple body signals during food consumption.

Rachel A Essner, Kiersten Ruda, Hannah J Choh, Hakan Kucukdereli, Oren Amsalem, Julia Edelhaus, Gracesenia Chahyadinata, Sverre Grødem, Kristian K Lensjø, Teresa E Lever and 1 more

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Article in Neuron, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Cellular coding of ingestion in the caudal brainstem.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  2. Interoception network in the rat brain.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026
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  3. Ingestion-activated CGRP neurons control learning but not satiety.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Rachel A EssnerDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Kiersten RudaDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Hannah J ChohDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Hakan KucukdereliDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Institute of Science and Technology, Klosterneuburg 3400, Austria.
Oren AmsalemDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Julia EdelhausDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Gracesenia ChahyadinataDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Sverre GrødemInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Kristian K LensjøInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Teresa E LeverDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Missouri School of Medicine & Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
Mark L AndermannDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: manderma@bidmc.harvard.edu.

Funding

Project 5: Novel strategies to prevent opioid-induced hypoventilation during sleep and identification of underlying mechanismsP01HL149630 · NHLBI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Veronique VanderHorst · 2020 to 2026
$22.3M
INTEGRATED ENDOCRINE &METABOLIC RESEARCH TRAININGT32DK007516 · NIDDK · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI BARBARA B. KAHN · 1986 to 2026
$6.8M
Neuromodulatory mechanisms underlying vagus nerve stimulation therapy for Alzheimer's diseaseDP1AT010971 · NCCIH · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI ANDERMANN, MARK L · 2019 to 2023
$6.6M
High-dimensional chemical targeting of multiple neuron types to regulate energy balanceDP1DK139958 · NIDDK · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Mark L Andermann · 2024 to 2026
$2.4M
Functional mapping of the parabrachial nucleus: from gastrointestinal topography to satietyF32DK135247 · NIDDK · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI RUDA, KIERSTEN · 2023 to 2024
$146k
Investigating cortex-brainstem interactions in conditioned taste aversionF31DC020631 · NIDCD · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI ESSNER, RACHEL · 2022 to 2023
$70k
NCCIH NIH HHS DP1 AT010971NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL149630NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC020631NIDDK NIH HHS DP1 DK139958NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK135247NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007516
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The peripheral neural pathways that relay oral and post-ingestive chemo- and mechanosensory signals to the brain during food consumption are increasingly well understood. Far less is known about how these and other body signals are integrated and organized in the brainstem lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPBN), a key interoceptive sensory hub. We established methods for dense calcium imaging of 100s of neurons from mouse LPBN. Food consumption drove a seconds-long wave of activity across LPBN, with dynamics mirroring the movement of food through the upper gastrointestinal tract as observed using X-ray videofluoroscopy. By imaging the same neurons across days, we found that spatially clustered subsets of neurons encoded oral signals, stomach filling, visceral malaise, arousal, and/or body movement. Moreover, only certain subsets were modulated by cortical input. Together, these experiments establish a platform for understanding how peripheral and central interoceptive signals are integrated in the brainstem to guide behavior.

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brain-bodyfeedinggastrointestinalinteroceptionlocomotionneuronparabrachial nucleustwo-photon imagingX-ray fluoroscopy

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PMID42753729
PMCPMC13660144

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