Development of prefrontal cortex
During evolution, the cerebral cortex advances by increasing in surface and the introduction
of new cytoarchitectonic areas among which the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is considered to be …
of new cytoarchitectonic areas among which the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is considered to be …
Ventral tegmental area: cellular heterogeneity, connectivity and behaviour
M Morales, EB Margolis - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Dopamine-releasing neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) have central roles in
reward-related and goal-directed behaviours. VTA dopamine-releasing neurons are …
reward-related and goal-directed behaviours. VTA dopamine-releasing neurons are …
Anatomy and function of ventral tegmental area glutamate neurons
The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is well known for regulating reward consumption, learning,
memory, and addiction behaviors through mediating dopamine (DA) release in downstream …
memory, and addiction behaviors through mediating dopamine (DA) release in downstream …
Neurophysiology of performance monitoring and adaptive behavior
M Ullsperger, C Danielmeier… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Successful goal-directed behavior requires not only correct action selection, planning, and
execution but also the ability to flexibly adapt behavior when performance problems occur or …
execution but also the ability to flexibly adapt behavior when performance problems occur or …
Neural mechanisms and temporal dynamics of performance monitoring
Successful goal-directed behavior critically depends on performance monitoring, a set of
cognitive and affective functions determining whether adaptive control is needed and, if so …
cognitive and affective functions determining whether adaptive control is needed and, if so …
Cortico-basal ganglia reward network: microcircuitry
SR Sesack, AA Grace - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2010 - nature.com
Many of the brain's reward systems converge on the nucleus accumbens, a region richly
innervated by excitatory, inhibitory, and modulatory afferents representing the circuitry …
innervated by excitatory, inhibitory, and modulatory afferents representing the circuitry …
A 4 Hz oscillation adaptively synchronizes prefrontal, VTA, and hippocampal activities
S Fujisawa, G Buzsáki - Neuron, 2011 - cell.com
Network oscillations support transient communication across brain structures. We show
here, in rats, that task-related neuronal activity in the medial prefrontal cortex (PFC), the …
here, in rats, that task-related neuronal activity in the medial prefrontal cortex (PFC), the …
Unique properties of mesoprefrontal neurons within a dual mesocorticolimbic dopamine system
The mesocorticolimbic dopamine system is essential for cognitive and emotive brain
functions and is thus an important target in major brain diseases like schizophrenia, drug …
functions and is thus an important target in major brain diseases like schizophrenia, drug …
Effort-related functions of nucleus accumbens dopamine and associated forebrain circuits
Background Over the last several years, it has become apparent that there are critical
problems with the hypothesis that brain dopamine (DA) systems, particularly in the nucleus …
problems with the hypothesis that brain dopamine (DA) systems, particularly in the nucleus …
Dopaminergic terminals in the nucleus accumbens but not the dorsal striatum corelease glutamate
Coincident signaling by dopamine and glutamate is thought to be crucial for a variety of
motivated behaviors. Previous work has suggested that some midbrain dopamine neurons …
motivated behaviors. Previous work has suggested that some midbrain dopamine neurons …