Neuropeptide That Causes Anxiety Found

Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have identified a neural circuit in the amygdala, the brain’s seat of emotion processing, that gives rise to anxiety. Their insight has revealed the critical role of a molecule called dynorphin, which could serve as a target for treatment of anxiety-related disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/neuropeptide-of-stress-dynorphin-drives-anxiety-304500?utm_campaign=Newsletter_TN_BreakingScienceNews&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63344552&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-__TnWBEsITp_ZAKPAA5zLHgje6Nz4ZUrHwzAFSNwefEWuVmUMhI8xYO8G4CqZshl9UkEgdftxulUqJQPvuMgFMOxrsaA&_hsmi=63344552