NAc and PVT Projecting Neurons (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

NAc and PVT Projecting Neurons

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Green: NAc-projecting prefrontal cortex neurons become active during the presentation of a reward-predictive cue, and this activity drives reward-seeking behavior. Purple: PVT-projecting prefrontal cortex neurons inhibited during reward-predictive cue.

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The Stuber Lab (UNC School of Medicine)

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