Novelty exploration-activated ensemble in the lateral hypothalamus confers analgesic and anxiolytic effects

T Tao Jia (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) Y Yi-Ting Peng Y Yi-Ling Sun C Cui Yin X Xizhi Gu L Liqun Yang S Song Zhang J Jun-Li Cao (Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Science, National Medical Products Administration Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs, School of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University) C Cheng Xiao (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Dioxide Resource Utilization, School of Chemistry) C Chunyi Zhou

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 17, Issue 1
Published May 19, 2026
ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (10)

T

Tao Jia

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Y

Yi-Ting Peng

Y

Yi-Ling Sun

C

Cui Yin

X

Xizhi Gu

L

Liqun Yang

S

Song Zhang

J

Jun-Li Cao

Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Science, National Medical Products Administration Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs, School of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University

C

Cheng Xiao

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Dioxide Resource Utilization, School of Chemistry

C

Chunyi Zhou