Previous studies revealed a decreased level of neurotensin in the septum (Ferrier et al., 1983), suprachiasmatic nucleus (Hu et al., 2013) and amygdala (Benzing et al., 1990), and a low level of neurotensin receptors in the entorhinal area (Jansen et al., 1990), dentate gyrus (Rowe et al., 2006) and temporal gyrus (Gahete et al., 2010) of Alzheimer's disease. The gene discussed is NTS; the disease is Alzheimer disease.