A GABAergic projection from the centromedial nuclei of the amygdala to ventromedial prefrontal cortex modulates reward behavior

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 36, Issue 42, 2016, Pages 10831-10842

  Seo, Dong Oh ^a   Funderburk, Samuel C ^a,b   Bhatti, Dionnet L ^a   Motard, Laura E ^a   Newbold, Dillan ^a   Girven, Kasey S ^c   McCall, Jordan G ^a   Krashes, Michael ^b   Sparta, Dennis R ^c   Bruchas, Michael R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; CEA; MEA; Reward; VGat; VmPFC

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; SUCROSE; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; VIAAT PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTOGENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; THALAMUS MEDIALIS CENTRALIS NUCLEUS; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REINFORCEMENT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OPTOGENETICS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; SUCROSE; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84991756946     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1164-16.2016     Document Type: Article

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