A special issue of Brain Research commemorated its 50th anniversary by including a sampling of the most heavily cited papers from each of the five decades of the journal’s life. Dianne Lattemann’s paper, “Expression of receptors for insulin and leptin in the ventral tegmental area/substantia nigra (VTA/SN) of the rat,” was one of the papers included. It was published in 2003.

Like all of the honored authors, Dianne was asked to provide a historical perspective including what the field like when she initiated the work, what were the data and methods that motivated her research, and what has happened with the findings that were originally reported. Congratulations to Dianne for being a giant in the field!