Oxytocin (OT) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide involved in diverse physiological and behavioral functions, including social-based behavior and food intake control. The extent to which OT’s role in regulating these 2 fundamental behaviors is interconnected is unknown, which is a critical gap in knowledge given that social factors have a strong influence on eating behavior in mammals. Here, we focus on OT signaling in the dorsal hippocampus (HPCd), a brain region recently linked to eating and social memory, as a candidate system where these functions overlap.

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海马催产素信号促进大鼠的亲社会饮食


催产素 (OT) 是一种下丘脑神经肽，参与多种生理和行为功能，包括社交行为和食物摄入控制。 OT 在调节这两种基本行为中的作用在多大程度上是相互关联的尚不清楚，鉴于社会因素对哺乳动物的饮食行为有很大影响，这是一个关键的知识空白。在这里，我们重点关注背侧海马 (HPCd) 中的 OT 信号，这是一个最近与饮食和社交记忆相关的大脑区域，作为这些功能重叠的候选系统。