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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Neuron. 2008 Jul 10;59(1):11–34. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.06.012

Figure 8. Localizations and Projections of Brain Antistress Systems—Neuropeptide Y.

Figure 8

(A) NPY pathways hypothesized to be involved in NPY effects related to stress and emotionality. Modified with permission from Heilig (2004). ARC, arcuate nucleus; Hipp, hippocampus; LC, locus coeruleus; LSdc, lateral septum-dorsocaudal; LSv, lateral septum-ventral; NAc, nucleus accumbens; PAG, periaqueductal gray matter.

(B) Role of NPY in dependence.