INSULIN MODULATES FOOD VALENCE THROUGH ASTROCYTES
Brain cells involved in assigning affective value (i.e.: valence) to stimuli modulating brain states are not yet fully identified. Since astrocytes modulate brain states, and insulin regulates feeding behavior and exerts its central actions in part through astrocytes, we analyzed the role of the insulin receptor in astrocytes in assigning valence to food. We used the modulatory actions of food on…
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