2015

Contained in: Nat. Rev. Neurosci., 2015: 16, 579-594

Endocannabinoid signalling in reward and addiction

Authors: Parsons, L.H., Hurd Y.L.

  Endocannabinoid signaling on reward and addiction - Review
  Parsons, L.H., Hurd Y.L. - 2015

  CANNABINOIDS   OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 2015: 54, 131-144

Why do lesions in the rodent anterior thalamic nuclei cause such severe spatial deficits?

Authors: Aggleton, J.P., Nelson A.J.D.

  Anterior thalamic nuclei and spatial learning in rodents - Review
  Aggleton, J.P., Nelson A.J.D. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neurobiol. Learn. Mem., 2015: 125, 80-84

Mediodorsal but not anterior thalamic nuclei lesions impair acquisition of a conditional discrimination task

Authors: Wolff, M., Faugere A., Desfosses E., Coutureau E., Marchand A.R.

  Anterior and mediodorsal thalamic nuclei lesions on operant conditioning in rats
  Wolff, M., Faugere A., Desfosses E., Coutureau E., Marchand A.R. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   OPERANT CONDITIONING   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2015: 35, 5480-5488

A critical role for the anterior thalamus in directing attention to task-relevant stimuli

Authors: Wright, N.F., Vann S.D., Aggleton J.P., Nelson A.J.D.

  Anterior thalamic nuclei on attentional set-shifting task in rats
  Wright, N.F., Vann S.D., Aggleton J.P., Nelson A.J.D. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   OPERANT CONDITIONING   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2015: 35, 13183-13193

Flexible use of predictive cues beyond the orbitofrontal cortex: role of the submedius thalamic nucleus

Authors: Alcaraz, F., Marchand A.R., Vidal E., Guillou A., Faugere A., Coutureau E., Wolff M.

  Orbitofrontal cortex and submedius thalamic nucleus lesions on appetitive Pavlovian conditioning acquisiiton and extinction in the rat
  Alcaraz, F., Marchand A.R., Vidal E., Guillou A., Faugere A., Coutureau E., Wolff M. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   EXTINCTION   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Learn. Mem., 2015: 22, 149-158

Role of the ventral tegmental area in methamphetamine extinction: AMPA receptor-mediated neuroplasticity

Authors: Chen, H.-T., Chen J.-C.

  Prefrontal cortex lesions on conditioned place preference by methamphetamine acquisition, extinction and related ventral tegmental area GluR1 expression in mice
  Chen, H.-T., Chen J.-C. - 2015

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   EXTINCTION   GLUTAMATE   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Learn. Mem., 2015: 22, 537-543

Forming competing fear learning and extinction memories in adolescence makes fear difficult to inhibit

Authors: Baker, K.D., Richardson R.

  Amygdala, paraventricular thalamus and prefrontal cortex MAPK expression related to fear conditioning extinction in young and adult rats
  Baker, K.D., Richardson R. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   CEREBRAL CORTEX   AGE   EXTINCTION   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   PROTEIN KINASES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Learn. Mem., 2015: 22, 527-531

Transient relay function of midline thalamic nuclei during long-term memory consolidation in humans

Authors: Thielen, J.-W., Takashima A., Rutters F., Tendolkr I., Fernandez G.

  Midline thalamic nuclei related to recognition memory consolidation in humans
  Thielen, J.-W., Takashima A., Rutters F., Tendolkr I., Fernandez G. - 2015

  LATERALITY AND ASYMMETRICAL INTERVENTIONS   BRAIN IMAGING   PERIRHINAL CORTEX   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   CONSOLIDATION
Contained in: Prog. Neurobiol., 2015: 134, 17-35

Active inference, homeostatic regulation and adaptive behavioural control

Authors: Pezzulo, G., Rigoli F., Friston K.

  Homeostatic regulation and adaptive behavioral control in associative learning - Review
  Pezzulo, G., Rigoli F., Friston K. - 2015

  CEREBELLUM   OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HYPOTHALAMUS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 2015: 54, 145-160

Anterior thalamic nuclei lesions and recovery of function: relevance to cognitive thalamus

Authors: Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Harland B., Loukavenko E.A., Perry B., Mercer S., Collings D.A., Ulrich K., Abraham W.C., McNaughton N., Wolff M.

  Anterior thalamic nuclei lesions on hippocampal and cortical plasticity and spatial learning in rodents - Review
  Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Harland B., Loukavenko E.A., Perry B., Mercer S., Collings D.A., Ulrich K., Abraham W.C., McNaughton N., Wolff M. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 2015: 54, 161-174

The neurobiology of thalamic amnesia: contributions of medial thalamus and prefrontal cortex to delayed conditional discrimination

Authors: Mair, R.G., Miller R.L.A., Wormwood B.A., Francoeur M.J., Onos K.D., Gibson B.M.

  Medial thalamic system on operant/spatial task and prefrontal activity - Review
  Mair, R.G., Miller R.L.A., Wormwood B.A., Francoeur M.J., Onos K.D., Gibson B.M. - 2015

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Physiol. Behav., 2015: 151, 155-161

Neurotensin neural mRNA expression correlates with vocal communication and other highly-motivated social behaviors in male European starlings

Authors: Merullo, D.P., Cordes M.A., DeVries M.S., Stevenson S.A., Riters L.V.

  Neurotensin neural mRNA expression on social vocal behavior in starlings
  Merullo, D.P., Cordes M.A., DeVries M.S., Stevenson S.A., Riters L.V. - 2015

  SEXUAL BEHAVIOR   ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   NEUROPEPTIDES   SEPTUM   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 278, 66-73

Litter size reduction alters insulin signaling in the ventral tegmental area and influences dopamine-related behaviors in adult rats

Authors: Portella, A.K., Silveira P.P., Laureano D.P., Cardoso S., Bittencourt V., Noschang C., Werlang I., Fontella F.U., Dalmaz C., Goldani M.Z.

  Litter size reduction on ventral tegmental area insulin signaling, feeding behavior and response to stress in adult rats
  Portella, A.K., Silveira P.P., Laureano D.P., Cardoso S., Bittencourt V., Noschang C., Werlang I., Fontella F.U., Dalmaz C., Goldani M.Z. - 2015

  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   FEEDING AND DRINKING   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Neurosci. Lett., 2015: 590, 166-171

Comparison of c-Fos expression in brain regions involved in maternal behavior of virgin and lactating female mice

Authors: Matsushita, N., Muroi Y., Kinoshita K., Ishii T.

  Maternal behavior on ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and medial preoptic area c-fos expression in lactating and virgin female mice
  Matsushita, N., Muroi Y., Kinoshita K., Ishii T. - 2015

  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   HYPOTHALAMUS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuron, 2015: 86, 1240-1252

Histone deacetylase inhibition rescues maternal deprivation-induced GABAergic metaplasticity through restoration of AKAP signaling

Authors: Authement, M.E., Kodangattil J.N., Gouty S., Rusnak M., Symes A.J., Cox B.M.,Nugent F.S.

  Maternal deprivation on GABAergic ventral tegmental area neuron excitability and plasticity in rats
  Authement, M.E., Kodangattil J.N., Gouty S., Rusnak M., Symes A.J., Cox B.M.,Nugent F.S. - 2015

  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Eur. J. Neurosci., 2015: 42, 3081-3094

Effects of social defeat on dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area in male and female California mice

Authors: Greenberg, G.-D., Steinman M.Q., Doig I.E., Hao R., Trainor B.C.

  Social defeat on ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra dopaminergic neuron expression in male and female mice
  Greenberg, G.-D., Steinman M.Q., Doig I.E., Hao R., Trainor B.C. - 2015

  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   GENDER   DOPAMINE   STEROTYPED BEHAVIORS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Nat. Neurosci., 2015: 18, 104-111

ErbB4 regulation of a thalamic reticular nucleus circuit for sensory selection

Authors: Ahrens, S., Jaramillo S., Yu K., Ghosh S., Hwang G.-R., Paik R., Lai C., He M., Huang Z.J., Li B.

  ErbB4 gene in somatostatin thalamic reticular nucleus neurons and sensory selection in operant conditioning of mice
  Ahrens, S., Jaramillo S., Yu K., Ghosh S., Hwang G.-R., Paik R., Lai C., He M., Huang Z.J., Li B. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   NEUROPEPTIDES   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Trends Neurosci., 2015: 38, 217-225

Understanding opioid reward

Authors: Fields, H.L., Margolis E.B.
Contained in: Cell, 2015: 160, 528-541

Decoding neural circuits that control compulsive sucrose seeking

Authors: Nieh, E.H., Matthews G.A., Allsop S.A., Presbrey K.N., Leppla C.A., Wichmann R., Neve R., Wildes C.P., Tye K.M.

  Lateral hypothalamus-ventraltegmental area projections and motivated feeding behavior in mice
  Nieh, E.H., Matthews G.A., Allsop S.A., Presbrey K.N., Leppla C.A., Wichmann R., Neve R., Wildes C.P., Tye K.M. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   FEEDING AND DRINKING   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   HYPOTHALAMUS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Brain Res., 2015: 1614, 86-93

Optogenetic excitation of LDTg axons in the VTA reinforces operant responding in rats

Authors: Steidl, S., Veverka K.

  Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus stimulation on operant responding in rats
  Steidl, S., Veverka K. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: J. Physiol. (Paris), 2015: 109, 38-52

The role of prediction and outcomes in adaptive cognitive control

Authors: Schiffer, A.-M., Waszak F., Yeung N.

  Cortico-basal ganglia pathway, cognitive control and outocme predicition - Review
  Schiffer, A.-M., Waszak F., Yeung N. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA, 2015: 112, 7091-7096

GIRK3 gates activation of the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway by ethanol

Authors: Herman, M.A., Sidhu H., Stouffer D.G., Kreifeldt M., Le D., Cates-Gatto C., Munoz M.B., Roberts A.J., Parsons L.H., Roberto M., Wickman K., Slesinger P.A., Contet C.

  G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium channels in ventral tegmental area neurons and accumbal dopamine release on reward by ethanol in mice
  Herman, M.A., Sidhu H., Stouffer D.G., Kreifeldt M., Le D., Cates-Gatto C., Munoz M.B., Roberts A.J., Parsons L.H., Roberto M., Wickman K., Slesinger P.A., Contet C. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Eur. J. Neurosci., 2015: 42, 2091-2096

Cocaine self-administration disrupts mesolimbic dopamine circuit function and attenuates dopaminergic responsiveness to cocaine

Authors: Siciliano, C.A., Ferris M.J., Jones S.R.

  Dopaminergic ventral tegmental area to nucleus accumbens projections activity and cocaine self-administration in rats
  Siciliano, C.A., Ferris M.J., Jones S.R. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Nat. Neurosci., 2015: 18, 1405-1412

Stress effects on the neural substrates of motivated behavior

Authors: Hollon, N.G., Burgeno L.M., Phillips P.E.M.

  Stress and motivated behaviors - Review
  Hollon, N.G., Burgeno L.M., Phillips P.E.M. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CORTICO-RELEASING-FACTOR (CRF)   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Neuron, 2015: 88, 247-263

Dopamine prediction errors in reward learning and addiction: from theory to neural circuitry

Authors: Keiflin, R., Janak P.H.

  Dopaminergic system and "reward prediction errors" - Review
  Keiflin, R., Janak P.H. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Nature, 2015: 526, 705-709

Thalamic control of sensory selection in divided attention

Authors: Wimmer, R.D., Schmitt L.I., Davidson T.J., Nakajima M., Deisseroth K., Halassa M.M.

  Visual thalamic reticular nucleus in operant conditioning responding of mice
  Wimmer, R.D., Schmitt L.I., Davidson T.J., Nakajima M., Deisseroth K., Halassa M.M. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   LUMINANCE AND VISION   SCHEDULE INDUCED CONDITIONING AND BEHAVIOR   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 2015: 55, 247-267

Reinforcement learning in depression: a review of computational research

Authors: Chen, C., Takahashi T., Nakagawa S., Inoue T., Kusumi I.

  Reinforcement learning and depression - Review
  Chen, C., Takahashi T., Nakagawa S., Inoue T., Kusumi I. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Trends Neurosci., 2015: 38, 776-786

The yin and yang of sleep and attention

Authors: Kirszenblat, L., van Swinderen B.

  Evaluation, sleep, attention and cognitive processes - Review
  Kirszenblat, L., van Swinderen B. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   HABITUATION AND SENSITIZATION   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   SLEEP   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2015: 35, 15948-15954

Rewarding effects of optical stimulation of ventral tegmental area glutamatergic neurons

Authors: Wang, H.-L., Qi L., Zhang S., Wang H., Morales M.

  Conditioned place preference by optical self-stimulation of ventral tegmental area glutamatergic neuron in mice
  Wang, H.-L., Qi L., Zhang S., Wang H., Morales M. - 2015

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   GLUTAMATE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Nat. Neurosci., 2015: 18, 415-422

Epigenetic basis of opiate suppression of Bdnf gene expression in the ventral tegmental area

Authors: Koo, J.W., Mazei-Robinson M.S., LaPlant Q., Egervari G., Braunscheidel K.M., Adank D.N., Ferguson D., Feng J., Sun H., Scobie K.N., Damez-Werno D.M., Ribeiro E., Pena C.J., Walker D., Bagot R.C., Cahill M.E., Anderson S.A.R., Labonté B., Hodes G.E., Browne H., Chadwick B., Robison A.J., Vialou V.F., Dias C., Lorsch Z., Mouzon E., Lobo M.K., Dietz D.M., Russo S.J., Neve R.L., Hurd Y.L., Nestler E.J.

  Ventral tegmental area brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression and conditioned place preference by morphine in rats
  Koo, J.W., Mazei-Robinson M.S., LaPlant Q., Egervari G., Braunscheidel K.M., Adank D.N., Ferguson D., Feng J., Sun H., Scobie K.N., Damez-Werno D.M., Ribeiro E., Pena C.J., Walker D., Bagot R.C., Cahill M.E., Anderson S.A.R., Labonté B., Hodes G.E., Browne H., Chadwick B., Robison A.J., Vialou V.F., Dias C., Lorsch Z., Mouzon E., Lobo M.K., Dietz D.M., Russo S.J., Neve R.L., Hurd Y.L., Nestler E.J. - 2015

  CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   OPIOIDS   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION