Oscillating from Neurosecretion to Multitasking Dopamine Neurons

In this issue of Cell Reports, Stagkourakis et al. (2016) report that oscillating hypothalamic TIDA neurons, previously thought to be simple neurosecretory neurons controlling pituitary prolactin secretion, control dopamine output via autoregulatory mechanisms and thus could potentially regulate other physiologically important hypothalamic neuronal circuits. In this issue of Cell Reports, Stagkourakis et al. (2016) report that oscillating hypothalamic TIDA neurons, previously thought to only be involved in prolactin neuro-secretion, control dopamine output via autoregulatory mechanisms and thus could potentially regulate other physiologically hypothalamic neuronal circuits.