2011

Contained in: Learn. Mem., 2011: 18. 260-271

Ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra neural correlates of spatial learning

Authors: Martig, A.K., Mizumori S.J.Y.

  Ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra dopaminergic neuron activity during spatial learning training in rats
  Martig, A.K., Mizumori S.J.Y. - 2011

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2011: 31, 16517-16528

Disrupting effect of drug-induced reward on spatial but not cue-guided learning: implication of the striatal protein kinase A/cAMP response element-binding protein pathway

Authors: Baudonnat, M., Guillon J.-L., Husson M., Vandesquille M., Corio M., Decorte L., Faugere A., Porte Y., Mons N., David V.

  Brain regional CREB and c-fos expression on spatial and cued learning in mice: role of intra-ventral tegmental area morphine reward
  Baudonnat, M., Guillon J.-L., Husson M., Vandesquille M., Corio M., Decorte L., Faugere A., Porte Y., Mons N., David V. - 2011

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   OPIOIDS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   PROTEIN KINASES   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2011: 216, 424-432

The effects of VTA NMDA receptor antagonism on reward-¬related learning and associated c-fos expression in forebrain

Authors: Ranaldi, R., Kest K., Zellner M.R., Lubelski D., Muller J., Cruz Y., Saliba M.

  Intra-ventral tegmental area AP5 on appetitive operant conditioning and related c-fos expression into nucleus accumbens, caudate and prefrontal cortex of the rat
  Ranaldi, R., Kest K., Zellner M.R., Lubelski D., Muller J., Cruz Y., Saliba M. - 2011

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM
Contained in: Eur. J. Neurosci., 2011: 33, 1291-1298

Activation of D2-like receptors in rat ventral tegmental area inhibits cocaine-reinstated drug-seeking behavior

Authors: Xue, X.Q., Steketee J.D., Rebec G.V., Sun W.L.

  Intra-ventral tegemental area D2 agonist and antagonist on cocaine and food self-administration in rats
  Xue, X.Q., Steketee J.D., Rebec G.V., Sun W.L. - 2011

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   EXTINCTION   FEEDING AND DRINKING   RECALL AND RECONSOLIDATION   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   CONSOLIDATION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2011: 180, 129-137

Ghrelin directly targets the ventral tegmental area to increase food motivation

Authors: Skibicka, K.P., Hansson C., Alvarez-Crespo M., Friberg P.A., Dickson S.L.

  Ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens ghrelin role in appetitive/operant conditioning in rats
  Skibicka, K.P., Hansson C., Alvarez-Crespo M., Friberg P.A., Dickson S.L. - 2011

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   FEEDING AND DRINKING   NEUROPEPTIDES   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Curr. Opin. Neurobiol., 2011: 21, 387-332

Ventral striatum: a critical look at models of learning and evaluation

Authors: Van der Meer, M.A.A., Redish A.D.

  Ventral striatum and reinforcement learning - Review
  Van der Meer, M.A.A., Redish A.D. - 2011

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM
Contained in: Trends Neurosci., 2011: 34, 548-559

The hippocampal-striatal axis in learning, prediction and goal¬-directed behavior

Authors: Pennartz, C.M.A., Ito R., Verschure P.F.M.J., Battaglia F.P., Robbins T.W.

  Hippocampal-striatal axis and learning - Review
  Pennartz, C.M.A., Ito R., Verschure P.F.M.J., Battaglia F.P., Robbins T.W. - 2011

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Prog. Neurobiol., 2011: 95, 1-13

Molecular substrates of action control in cortico-striatal circuits

Authors: Shiflett, M.W., Balleine B.W.

  Molecular substrates in cortical-striatal circuits and Pavlovian-instrumental learning - Review
  Shiflett, M.W., Balleine B.W. - 2011

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   GLUTAMATE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   PROTEIN KINASES   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2011: 31, 13860-13869

Rapid dopamine signaling differentially modulates distinct microcircuits within the nucleus accumbens during sucrose-­directed behavior

Authors: Cacciapaglia, F., Wightman R.M., Carelli R.M.

  Nucleus accumbens neuron firing and operant sucrose self-administration in rats: ventral tegmental area modulation
  Cacciapaglia, F., Wightman R.M., Carelli R.M. - 2011

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2011: 31, 18195-18197

Shedding light on the role of ventral tegmental area dopamine in reward

Authors: Saunders, B.T., Richard J.M.

  Ventral tegmental area dopaminergic role in rewarded conditioning - Commentary
  Saunders, B.T., Richard J.M. - 2011

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2011: 197, 162-171

Transient activation of midbrain dopamine neurons by reward risk

Authors: Fiorillo, C.D.

  Pavlovian conditioning on dopaminergic parabravhial nucleus, substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area neuron firing in monkeys
  Fiorillo, C.D. - 2011

  CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   PARABRACHIAL NUCLEI   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2011: 31, 11362-11369

The contribution of NMDA receptor signaling in the cortico-basal ganglia reward network to appetitive Pavlovian learning

Authors: Parker, J.G., Beytler L.R., Palmiter R.D.

  Ventral tegmental area, striatum and prefrontal cortex NMDA receptors role in Pavlovian appetitive conditioning in mice
  Parker, J.G., Beytler L.R., Palmiter R.D. - 2011

  CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM
Contained in: Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 2011: 35, 1805-1820

The SEEKING mind: primal neuro-affective substrates for appetitive incentive states and their pathological dynamics in addictions and depression

Authors: Alcaro, A., Panksepp J.

  Pathological appetitive incentive state and brain involved circuits - Review
  Alcaro, A., Panksepp J. - 2011

  CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   HYPOTHALAMUS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Nat. Neurosci., 2011: 14, 620-626

Activation of dopamine neurons is critical for aversive conditioning and prevention of generalized anxiety

Authors: Zweifel, L.S., Fadok J.P., Argilli E., Garelick M.G., Jones G.L., Dickerson T.M.K., Allen J.M., Mizumori S.J.Y., Bonci A., Palmiter R.D.

  Dopaminergic ventral tegmental area neurons activity on fear conditioning and startle reflex in mice: NMDA/AMPA receptor role
  Zweifel, L.S., Fadok J.P., Argilli E., Garelick M.G., Jones G.L., Dickerson T.M.K., Allen J.M., Mizumori S.J.Y., Bonci A., Palmiter R.D. - 2011

  DOPAMINE   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   GLUCOCORTICOIDS   GLUTAMATE   CONDITIONED AND UNCONDITIONED INHIBITION   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STARTLE REFLEX
Contained in: Eur. J. Neurosci., 2011: 33, 1751-1760

The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol inhibits long-term potentiation of glutamatergic synapses onto ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons in mice

Authors: Kortleven, C., Fasano C., Thibault D., Lacaille J.-C., Trudeau L.-E.

  CB1 receptor in ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons in mice: role in AMPA/NMDA-dependent long-term potentiation
  Kortleven, C., Fasano C., Thibault D., Lacaille J.-C., Trudeau L.-E. - 2011

  DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   GLUTAMATE   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2011: 61, 1052-1059

Synaptic plasticity and addiction: learning mechanisms gone awry

Authors: Mameli, M., Luscher C.

  Ventral tegmental area dopaminergic modulation on synaptic plasticity and NMDA/AMPA receptor activation - Review
  Mameli, M., Luscher C. - 2011

  DOPAMINE   GLUTAMATE   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Physiol. (London), 2011: 589, 3775-3787

Distinct cellular properties of identified dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons in the mouse ventral tegmental area

Authors: Chieng, B., Azriel Y., Mohammadi S., Christie M.J.

  Dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons in ventral tegmental area of mice
  Chieng, B., Azriel Y., Mohammadi S., Christie M.J. - 2011

  DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Learn. Mem., 2011: 18, 384-400

Unravelling the contributions of the diencephalon to recognition memory: a review

Authors: Aggleton, J.P., Dumont J.R., Warburton E.C.

  Thalamic projections on recognition memory - review
  Aggleton, J.P., Dumont J.R., Warburton E.C. - 2011

  REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2011: 31, 16102-16106

Thalamic contributions to basal ganglia-related behavioural switching and reinforcement

Authors: Smith, Y., Surmeier D.J., Redgrave P., Kimura M.

  Thalamostriatal system role - Review
  Smith, Y., Surmeier D.J., Redgrave P., Kimura M. - 2011

  REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM

2010

Contained in: Behav. Neurosci., 2010: 124, 79-86

Increased GABAergic activity in the region of the peduncolopontine and deep mesencephalic reticular nuclei reduces REM sleep and impairs learning in rats

Authors: Fogel, S.M., Smith C.T., Beninger R.J.

  Intra-peduncolopontine and mesencephalic reticular nucleus GABA agonists on REM sleep and active avoidance in rats
  Fogel, S.M., Smith C.T., Beninger R.J. - 2010

  NEURAL REVERSIBLE INACTIVATIONS   AVOIDANCE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   SLEEP   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2010: 165, 337-349

Neural activation in arousal and reward areas of the brain in day-active and night-active grass rats

Authors: Castillo-Ruiz, A., Nixon J.P., Smale L., Nunez A.A.

  Cerebral c-fos in acetylcholine cell and orexinergic activation on nocturnal/diurnal locomotion in mice
  Castillo-Ruiz, A., Nixon J.P., Smale L., Nunez A.A. - 2010

  ACETYLCHOLINE   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   HYPOTHALAMUS   NEUROPEPTIDES   NUCLEUS BASALIS MAGNOCELLULARIS   CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS   SEPTUM   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Eur. J. Neurosci., 2010: 32, 108-117

Drugs of abuse and stress impair LTP at inhibitory synapses in the ventral tegmental area

Authors: Niehaus, J.L., Murali M., Kauer J.A.

  Stress, morphine, cocaine and nicotine on ventral tegmental area GABAergic synapse long-term potentiation in rats
  Niehaus, J.L., Murali M., Kauer J.A. - 2010

  ACETYLCHOLINE   DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   OPIOIDS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Brain Res., 2010: 1353, 152-158

Ameliorating effects of tropisetron on dopaminergic disruption of prepulse inhibition via the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in Wistar rats

Authors: Kohnomi, S., Suemaru K., Goda M., Choshi T., Hibino S., Kawasaki H., Araki H.

  Tropisetron on prepulse inhibition impairment by dopamine agonists via alfa7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulation in rats
  Kohnomi, S., Suemaru K., Goda M., Choshi T., Hibino S., Kawasaki H., Araki H. - 2010

  ACETYLCHOLINE   DOPAMINE   CONDITIONED AND UNCONDITIONED INHIBITION   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   SEROTONIN   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STARTLE REFLEX   STRIATUM
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2010: 170, 559-569

Muscarinic type 2 receptors in the lateral dorsal tegmental area modulate cocaine and food seeking behaviour in rats

Authors: Shabani, S., Foster R., Gubner N., Phillips T.J., Mark G.P.

  Intra-lateral dorsal tegmental area oxotremorine on operant conditioning in rats
  Shabani, S., Foster R., Gubner N., Phillips T.J., Mark G.P. - 2010

  ACETYLCHOLINE   OPERANT CONDITIONING   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Brain Res., 2010: 1313, 143-161

Dopamine-induced changes in neural network patterns supporting aversive conditioning

Authors: Diaconescu, A.O., Menon M., Jensen J., Kapur S., McIntosh A.R.

  Dopaminergic modulation of brain activation during aversive conditioning in humans
  Diaconescu, A.O., Menon M., Jensen J., Kapur S., McIntosh A.R. - 2010

  AMYGDALA   LATERALITY AND ASYMMETRICAL INTERVENTIONS   BRAIN IMAGING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2010: 165, 1501-1518

Heterogeneous dopamine populations project to specific subregions of the primate amygdala

Authors: Cho, Y.T., Fudge J.L.

  Dopaminergic projection from substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area to the amygdala in primates
  Cho, Y.T., Fudge J.L. - 2010

  AMYGDALA   DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2010: 208, 12-22

Dopamine D4-receptor modulation of cortical neuronal network activity and emotional processing: implications for neuropsychiatric disorders

Authors: Lauzon, N.M., Laviolette S.R.

  Cortical D4 receptor modulation and emotional processing - Review
  Lauzon, N.M., Laviolette S.R. - 2010

  AMYGDALA   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Physiol. Behav., 2010: 99, 521-528

Differential effects of background noise of various intensities on neuronal activation associated with arousal and stress response in a maze task

Authors: Amemiya, S.,. Yanagita S, Suzuki S., Kubota N., Motoki C., Otsuka T., Nishijima T., Kita I.

  Background noise on c-fos expression during maze task in rats
  Amemiya, S.,. Yanagita S, Suzuki S., Kubota N., Motoki C., Otsuka T., Nishijima T., Kita I. - 2010

  AMYGDALA   CEREBELLUM   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   NUCLEUS BASALIS MAGNOCELLULARIS   SEPTUM   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION   STRESS
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2010: 212, 12-26

Autoradiographic study of serotonin transporter during memory formation

Authors: Tellez. R., Rocha L., Castillo C., Meneses A.

  Methamphetamine effect on memory and serotonin transporter in the rat brain
  Tellez, R., Rocha L., Castillo C., Meneses A. - 2010

  AMYGDALA   LATERALITY AND ASYMMETRICAL INTERVENTIONS   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HYPOTHALAMUS   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   DORSAL AND MEDIAL RAPHE NUCLEI   SEROTONIN   SEPTUM   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2010: 168, 706-714

Enhanced c-fos expression in superior colliculus, paraventricular thalamus and septum during learning of cue-reward association

Authors: Igelstrom, K.M., Herbison A.E., Hyland B.I.

  c-Fos activation and Pavlovian conditioning in rats
  Igelstrom, K.M., Herbison A.E., Hyland B.I. - 2010

  AMYGDALA   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   DORSAL AND MEDIAL RAPHE NUCLEI   SEPTUM   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM