The medial prefrontal cortex is crucial for the maintenance of persistent licking and the expression of incentive contrast

The medial prefrontal cortex is crucial for the maintenance of persistent licking and the expression of incentive contrast

We examined the role of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in reward processing and the control of consummatory behavior. Rats were trained in an operant licking procedure in which they received alternating access to solutions with relatively high and low levels of sucrose (20% and 4%, w/v). Each l...

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Main Authors: Marc Alexander Parent, Linda M. Amarante, Benjamine eLiu, Damian eWeikum, Mark eLaubach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
Learning
Muscimol
Prefrontal Cortex
Sucrose
Cingulate cortex
optogenetics
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2015.00023/full

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