1525-Spatiomolecular Atlas of the Human Nucleus Accumbens
The research presents a high-resolution spatiomolecular atlas of the human nucleus accumbens, a critical brain region involved in motivation, addiction, and psychiatric health. By integrating single-nucleus RNA sequencing with spatial transcriptomics, the authors identified twenty distinct cell types and mapped their precise anatomical distribution. A major discovery includes the characterization of D1 islands, unique cellular clusters enriched for the mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) that serve as evolutionary conserved hubs for reward processing. The study demonstrates that neuronal diversity is…
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