Publisher Correction: Medial preoptic circuit induces hunting-like actions to target objects and prey

Sae-Geun Park1, Yong-Cheol Jeong1, Dae-Gun Kim1,2

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea.

Nature Neuroscience
|March 9, 2018
PubMed

Insights

This study corrects errors in a previous publication regarding neuronal markers and supplementary figures. The updated findings clarify the expression of CaMKIIα and VGLUT2 in MPA neurons and provide accurate supplementary data.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology

Context:

  • Investigating neuronal populations in the medial preoptic area (MPA).
  • Utilizing immunohistochemistry to identify specific neuronal markers.

Purpose:

  • To correct erroneous statements regarding the co-expression of VGLUT2 and CaMKIIα in MPA neurons.
  • To rectify inaccuracies in supplementary figures and videos, ensuring data integrity.

Summary:

  • The study corrects a misstatement identifying CaMKIIα as a marker for subcortical glutamatergic neurons, clarifying that CaMKIIα+ MPA neurons rarely express VGLUT2.
  • Updated supplementary materials provide accurate schematics and images of anterior hypothalamus electrical lesioning and associated data.

Impact:

  • Ensures accurate representation of neuronal marker expression in the medial preoptic area.
  • Improves the reliability and reproducibility of research findings by correcting supplementary data and figures.

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