Contributions of the amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex to incentive cue responding
A Ishikawa, F Ambroggi, SM Nicola, HL Fields - Neuroscience, 2008 - Elsevier
Reward-seeking behavior is controlled by neuronal circuits that include the basolateral
nucleus of amygdala (BLA), medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), nucleus accumbens (NAc) and …
nucleus of amygdala (BLA), medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), nucleus accumbens (NAc) and …
Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex contribution to behavioral and nucleus accumbens neuronal responses to incentive cues
A Ishikawa, F Ambroggi, SM Nicola… - Journal of …, 2008 - Soc Neuroscience
Cue-elicited phasic changes in firing of nucleus accumbens (NAc) neurons can facilitate
reward-seeking behavior. Here, we test the hypothesis that the medial prefrontal cortex …
reward-seeking behavior. Here, we test the hypothesis that the medial prefrontal cortex …
A GABAergic projection from the centromedial nuclei of the amygdala to ventromedial prefrontal cortex modulates reward behavior
D Seo, SC Funderburk, DL Bhatti… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
The neural circuitry underlying mammalian reward behaviors involves several distinct nuclei
throughout the brain. It is widely accepted that the midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons are …
throughout the brain. It is widely accepted that the midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons are …
Contributions of basolateral amygdala and nucleus accumbens subregions to mediating motivational conflict during punished reward-seeking
PT Piantadosi, DCM Yeates, M Wilkins… - Neurobiology of learning …, 2017 - Elsevier
The involvement of different nodes within meso-cortico-limbic-striatal circuitry in mediating
reward-seeking has been well described, yet comparatively less is known about how such …
reward-seeking has been well described, yet comparatively less is known about how such …
The ventral tegmental area is required for the behavioral and nucleus accumbens neuronal firing responses to incentive cues
IA Yun, KT Wakabayashi, HL Fields… - Journal of …, 2004 - Soc Neuroscience
Reward-predictive cues exert powerful control over behavioral choice and may be a critical
factor in drug addiction. Reward-seeking elicited by predictive cues is facilitated by the …
factor in drug addiction. Reward-seeking elicited by predictive cues is facilitated by the …
Basolateral amygdala neurons facilitate reward-seeking behavior by exciting nucleus accumbens neurons
F Ambroggi, A Ishikawa, HL Fields, SM Nicola - Neuron, 2008 - cell.com
Both the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and basolateral amygdala (BLA) contribute to learned
behavioral choice. Neurons in both structures that encode reward-predictive cues may …
behavioral choice. Neurons in both structures that encode reward-predictive cues may …
Contrasting effects of dopamine and glutamate receptor antagonist injection in the nucleus accumbens suggest a neural mechanism underlying cue‐evoked goal …
IA Yun, SM Nicola, HL Fields - European Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Discriminative stimuli (DSs) inform animals that reward can be obtained contingent on the
performance of a specific behavior. Such stimuli reinstate drug‐seeking behavior, evoke …
performance of a specific behavior. Such stimuli reinstate drug‐seeking behavior, evoke …
Functional interaction between the basolateral amygdala and the nucleus accumbens underlies incentive motivation for food reward on a fixed ratio schedule
DA Simmons, DB Neill - Neuroscience, 2009 - Elsevier
The ability for incentive properties of reward stimuli to maintain motivated behavior in the
absence of the rewards themselves may be reliant in part on a glutamatergic projection from …
absence of the rewards themselves may be reliant in part on a glutamatergic projection from …
Chemogenetic activation of ventral tegmental area GABA neurons, but not mesoaccumbal GABA terminals, disrupts responding to reward-predictive cues
KT Wakabayashi, M Feja, AN Baindur… - …, 2019 - nature.com
Cues predicting rewards can gain motivational properties and initiate reward-seeking
behaviors. Dopamine projections from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the nucleus …
behaviors. Dopamine projections from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the nucleus …
At the limbic–motor interface: disconnection of basolateral amygdala from nucleus accumbens core and shell reveals dissociable components of incentive motivation
MW Shiflett, BW Balleine - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Although it has long been hypothesized that the nucleus accumbens (NAc) acts as an
interface between limbic and motor regions, direct evidence for this modulatory role on …
interface between limbic and motor regions, direct evidence for this modulatory role on …