Neuroscience. Illuminating the neural circuitry of compulsive behaviors.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1126/science.1239652 and PMC identifier 6849394.
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Abstract
In this issue, two ground-breaking reports describe the use of optogenetics to control a brain circuit that drives repetitive behavior, opening up new possibilities for the treatment of compulsive disorders.
Medical subject headings
- Compulsive Behavior
- Corpus Striatum
- Frontal Lobe
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Optogenetics
- Thalamus