Events associated with aversive or rewarding outcomes are prioritized in memory. This
memory boost is commonly attributed to the elicited affective response, closely linked to …

Aversive motivation plays a prominent role in driving individuals to exert cognitive control.
However, the complexity of behavioral responses attributed to aversive incentives creates …

A large body of work has aimed to define the precise information encoded by dopaminergic
projections innervating the nucleus accumbens (NAc). Prevailing models are based on …

Dopamine signals in the striatum are critical for motivated behavior. However, their regional
specificity and precise information content are actively debated. Dopaminergic projections to …

The last decades of research have gradually elucidated the complex functions of the
dopamine system in the vertebrate brain. The multiple roles of dopamine in motor function …

Escaping aversive stimuli is essential for complex organisms, but prolonged exposure to
stress leads to maladaptive learning. Stress alters neuronal activity and neuromodulatory …

Stress management is necessary for vertebrate survival. Chronic stress drives depression by
excitation of the lateral habenula (LHb), which silences dopaminergic neurons in the ventral …

Fear learning is a critical feature of survival skills among mammals. In rodents, fear learning
manifests itself through direct experience of the aversive event or social transmission of …

Acute stress transiently increases vigilance, enhancing the detection of salient stimuli in
one's environment. This increased perceptual sensitivity is thought to promote the …

Spatial memories guide navigation efficiently toward desired destinations. However, the
neuronal and circuit mechanisms underlying the encoding of goal locations and its …