Activation of D2 dopamine receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens increases motivation.

Striatal dopamine receptor D1-expressing neurons have been classically associated with positive reinforcement and reward, whereas D2 neurons are associated with negative reinforcement and aversion. Here we demonstrate that the pattern of activation of D1 and D2 neurons in the nucleus accumbens (NAc)...

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Main Author: Cunha, Catarina Soares (author)
Other Authors: Coimbra, Bárbara Guimarães Salazar (author), Pereira, Ana David (author), Borges, Sónia Maria de Sousa (author), Costa, Patrício Soares (author), Sousa, Nuno (author), Rodrigues, Ana João (author), Pinto, Luisa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/45144
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/45144

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/45144

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