Dorsal Raphe Serotonergic Neurons Control Intertemporal Choice under Trade-off

Current Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2017, Pages 3111-3119.e3

  Xu, Sangyu ^a,c   Das, Gishnu ^a   Hueske, Emily ^a   Tonegawa, Susumu ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

accumbens; decision trade off; delay discounting; impulsivity; intertemporal choice; raphe; serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DECISION MAKING; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; TIME FACTOR; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; REWARD; SEROTONERGIC NEURONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85030527840     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.09.008     Document Type: Article

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