Cold sensing and the parabrachial nucleus
The neural mechanisms integrating cold sensory input with adaptive thermoregulation remain incompletely understood. A new study published in Nature Metabolism identifies cold-activated neurons in the parabrachial nucleus as recipients of cold sensory cues, which coordinate autonomic, metabolic and behavioural cold responses and act as therapeutic targets for metabolic disorders.
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The neural mechanisms integrating cold sensory input with adaptive thermoregulation remain incompletely understood. A new study published in Nature Metabolism identifies cold-activated neurons in the parabrachial nucleus as recipients of cold sensory cues, which coordinate autonomic, metabolic and behavioural cold responses and act as therapeutic targets for metabolic disorders.
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