NMDA receptor-dependent plasticity in the nucleus accumbens connects reward-predictive cues to approach responses
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12387-z
Abstract: Learning associations between environmental cues and rewards is a fundamental adaptive function. Via such learning, reward-predictive cues come to activate approach to locations where reward is available. The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is essential for cued… read more here.
Keywords: reward predictive; cue evoked; nucleus accumbens; approach ... See more keywords
Vigor Encoding in the Ventral Pallidum
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DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0064-21.2021
Abstract: Abstract The ventral pallidum (VP) is the major downstream nucleus of the nucleus accumbens (NAc). Both VP and NAc neurons are responsive to reward-predictive stimuli and are critical drivers of reward-seeking behavior. The cue-evoked excitations… read more here.
Keywords: movement; evoked excitations; vigor; cue evoked ... See more keywords