These include hypothalamic centers (PVN, dorsomedial nucleus [DMN], arcuate nucleus [ARC]), dopaminergic pathways (nucleus accumbens [NAc], substantia nigra [SNc], ventral tegmental area [VTA]), and brainstem nuclei (parabrachial nucleus [PBN], nucleus of the solitary tract [NTS], DMV, AP) 43
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