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. 2023 Nov 10;27(1):297–308. doi: 10.1080/19768354.2023.2276815

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Figure 2. — Brain circuits mediating female vulnerability of depression Fewer dopaminergic synaptic boutons from the VTA to the BLA were observed in females. In addition, the LHb → VTA and vHPC → NAc projections have been reported to increase selectively in females after SCVS. All indicated areas are of potential interest for investigating sex differences in depression. BLA, basolateral amygdala; LHb, lateral habenula; NAc, nucleus accumbens; SCVS, subchronic variable stress; vHPC, ventral hippocampus; VTA, ventral tegmental area.