Reward-seeking behavior is controlled by neuronal circuits that include the basolateral
nucleus of amygdala (BLA), medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), nucleus accumbens (NAc) and …

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 …

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 …

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-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 …

Both the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and basolateral amygdala (BLA) contribute to learned
behavioral choice. Neurons in both structures that encode reward-predictive cues may …

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 …

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 …

Cues predicting rewards can gain motivational properties and initiate reward-seeking
behaviors. Dopamine projections from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the nucleus …

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 …