Functional mapping of the neural circuitry of rat maternal motivation: Effects of site-specific transient neural inactivation

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1020-1035

  Pereira, M ^a   Morrell, J I ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine neural inactivation; Conditioned place preference; Maternal motivation; Medial prefrontal cortex; Medial preoptic area; Nucleus accumbens; Postpartum period; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; BRAIN MAPPING; EXPERIENCE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; FEMALE; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; RATS;

EID: 80054733632     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02200.x     Document Type: Review

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