Altered mesolimbic dopamine signaling has been widely implicated in addictive behavior.
For the most part, this work has focused on dopamine within the striatum, but there is …

Hyperdopaminergic states in mental disorders are associated with disruptive deficits in
decision making. However, the precise contribution of topographically distinct mesencephalic …

Linking neural circuit activation at whole-brain level to neuronal activity at cellular level
remains one of the major challenges in neuroscience research. We set up a novel functional …

An improved understanding of the structure-function relationship in the brain is necessary to
know to what degree structural connectivity underpins abnormal functional connectivity …

The lateral hypothalamus (LH) is critically involved in the regulation of homeostatic energy
balance. Some neurons in the LH express receptors for leptin (LepRb), a hormone known to …

Satiation is influenced by a variety of signals including gastric distention and oro‐sensory
stimulation. Here we developed a high‐field (9.4 T) functional magnetic resonance imaging (…

The homeostatic need for sodium is one of the strongest motivational drives known in animals.
Although the brain regions involved in the sensory detection of sodium levels have been …

Eating disorders and obesity form a major health problem in Western Society. To be able to
provide adequate treatment and prevention, it is necessary to understand the neural …

An improved understanding of the structure-function relationship in the brain is necessary to
know to what degree structural connectivity underpins abnormal functional connectivity …

The relationship between functional and structural connectivity strength in the brain remains
uncertain. We compared high-field resting-state fMRI, diffusion-based tractography and …