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The claustrum encodes and scales appetitive feeding

de Almeida, C.; Mashhour, N.; Bertrand, B.; Ansoult, A.; Castel, J.; Luquet, S.; Gangarossa, G.

2026-09-28 neuroscience
10.64898/2026.09.21.753287 bioRxiv
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The claustrum regulates reward processing, but its role in feeding remains unknown. We report that palatable food recruits claustral neurons and a claustrum-to-medial prefrontal cortex circuit whose activation reduces high-fat diet intake. These findings identify the claustrum as a key regulator of appetitive feeding, with potential implications for metabopsychiatric disorders.

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