Basolateral amygdala supports the maintenance of value and effortful choice of a preferred option

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 388-397

  Hart, Evan E ^a   Izquierdo, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cingulate cortex; cost benefit; devaluation; food preference; progressive ratio

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; MUSCIMOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECREASED APPETITE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SATIETY; SUCROSE PREFERENCE TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; LONG EVANS RAT; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; GABA-B RECEPTOR AGONISTS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCIMOL; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REWARD;

EID: 85010567547     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13497     Document Type: Article

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