2009

Contained in: Behav. Neurosci., 2009: 123, 740-751

Temporary inactivation of ventral tegmental area neurons with either muscimol or baclofen reversibly disrupts maternal behaviour in rats through different underlying mechanisms

Authors: Numan, M., Stolzenberg D.S., Dellevigne A.A., Correnti C.M., Numan M.J.

  Intra-ventral tegmental area baclofen or muscimol on maternal behavior in rats
  Numan, M., Stolzenberg D.S., Dellevigne A.A., Correnti C.M., Numan M.J. - 2009

  NEURAL REVERSIBLE INACTIVATIONS   ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Behav. Neurosci., 2009: 123, 1325-1338

Transient inactivation of the ventral tegmental area selectively disrupts the expression of conditioned place preference for pup- but not cocaine-paired contexts

Authors: Seip, K.M., Morrell J.I.

  Ventral tegmental area inactivation on conditioned place preference in rats
  Seip, K.M., Morrell J.I. - 2009

  NEURAL REVERSIBLE INACTIVATIONS   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2009: 56, 741-751

Chronic nicotine exposure switches the functional role of mesolimbic dopamine transmission in the processing of nicotine's rewarding and aversive effects

Authors: Tan, H., Bishop S.F., Lauren N.M., Sun N., Laviolette S.R.

  Nicotine and dopamine antagonists on ventral tegmental area excitability and conditioned place preference in rats
  Tan, H., Bishop S.F., Lauren N.M., Sun N., Laviolette S.R. - 2009

  ACETYLCHOLINE   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2009: 29, 11215-11225

Orexin A/hypocretin-1 selectively promotes motivation for positive reinforcers

Authors: Borgland, S.L., Chang S.-J., Bowers M.S., Thompson J.L., Vittoz N., Floresco S.B., Chou J., Chen B.T., Bonci A.

  Orexin/hypocretin receptor on operant conditioning response to stress and ventral tegmental area excitability in rats
  Borgland, S.L., Chang S.-J., Bowers M.S., Thompson J.L., Vittoz N., Floresco S.B., Chou J., Chen B.T., Bonci A. - 2009

  ADRENO-CORTICO-TROPIC-HORMONE (ACTH)   OPERANT CONDITIONING   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NEUROPEPTIDES   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2009: 199, 89-102

Parallel and interactive learning processes within the basal ganglia: relevance for the understanding of addiction

Authors: Belin, D., Jonkman S., Dickinson A., Robbins T.W., Everitt B.J.

  Basal ganglia involvement in Pavlovian and operant conditioning - Review
  Belin, D., Jonkman S., Dickinson A., Robbins T.W., Everitt B.J. - 2009

  AMYGDALA   OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Trends Cogn. Sci., 2009: 13, 160-166

How do emotion and motivation direct executive control?

Authors: Pessoa, L.

  Emotion and motivation mechanisms in humans - Review
  Pessoa, L. - 2009

  AMYGDALA   CEREBRAL CORTEX   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Nat. Neurosci., 2009: 12, 801-807

Coherent gamma oscillations couple the amygdala and striatum during learning

Authors: Popescu, A.T., Popa D., Paré D.

  Involvement of basolateral amygdala-striatum projections in operant conditioning in cats
  Popescu, A.T., Popa D., Paré D. - 2009

  AMYGDALA   NEURAL REVERSIBLE INACTIVATIONS   OPERANT CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2009: 29, 11089-11097

Dopamine is necessary for cue-dependent fear conditioning

Authors: Fadok, J.P., Dickerson T.M.K., Palmiter R.D.

  Dopaminergic system on fear potentiated startle in mice
  Fadok, J.P., Dickerson T.M.K., Palmiter R.D. - 2009

  AMYGDALA   DOPAMINE   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   CONDITIONED AND UNCONDITIONED INHIBITION   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STARTLE REFLEX
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2009: 199, 271-277

Role of dopamine receptors in ventral tegmental area in conditioned fear

Authors: Ribeiro de Oliveira, A., Reimer A.E., Brandao M.L.

  Intra-ventral tegmental area D1 and D2 agonists and antagonists on locomotion, exploration and fear potentiated startle acquisition and retrieval in rats
  Ribeiro de Oliveira, A., Reimer A.E., Brandao M.L. - 2009

  EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   DOPAMINE   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   RECALL AND RECONSOLIDATION   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STARTLE REFLEX
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2009: 203, 108-112

Effects of bilateral lesions in thalamic reticularnucleus and orbitofrontal cortex in a T-maze perseverative model produced by 8-OH-DPAT in rats

Authors: Andrade, P., Fernandez-Guasti A., Carrillo-Ruiz J.D., Ulloa R.E., Ramirez Y., Reyes R., Jimenez F.

  Thalamic reticular nucleus and orbitofrontal cortex lesions on T-maze behavior in 5-HT1A agonist-treated rats
  Andrade, P., Fernandez-Guasti A., Carrillo-Ruiz J.D., Ulloa R.E., Ramirez Y., Reyes R., Jimenez F. - 2009

  EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   CEREBRAL CORTEX   SEROTONIN   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2009: 106, 7281-7288

Disruption of NMDAR-dependent burst firing burst dopamine neurons provides selective assessment of phasic dopamine-dependent behavior

Authors: Zweifel, L.S., Parker J.G., Lobb C.J., Rainwater A., Wall V.Z., Fadok J.P., Darvas M., Kim M.J., Mizumori S.J.Y., Paladini C.A., Phillips P.E.M., Palmiter R.D.

  NMDA receptor in dopaminergic neurons on ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neuron exciatbility, learning and memory in mice
  Zweifel, L.S., Parker J.G., Lobb C.J., Rainwater A., Wall V.Z., Fadok J.P., Darvas M., Kim M.J., Mizumori S.J.Y., Paladini C.A., Phillips P.E.M., Palmiter R.D. - 2009

  LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   CONDITIONED AND UNCONDITIONED INHIBITION   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STARTLE REFLEX   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Neuron, 2009: 61, 786-800

The rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg), a GABAergic afferent to midbrain dopamine neurons, encodes aversive stimuli and inhibits motor responses

Authors: Jhou, T.C., Fields H.L., Baxter M.G., Saper C.B., Holland P.C.

  Rostromedial tegmental nucleus and ventral tegmental area on aversive responses in rats
  Jhou, T.C., Fields H.L., Baxter M.G., Saper C.B., Holland P.C. - 2009

  AVOIDANCE   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   DOPAMINE   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Science, 2009: 325, 1017-1020

Dopamine controls persistence of long-term memory storage

Authors: Rossato, J.I., Bevilaqua L.R.M., Izquierdo I., Medina J.H., Cammarota M.

  Ventral tegmental area and hippocampus role in passive avoidance consolidation in rats via D1, NMDA and brain derived neurotrophic factor receptors
  Rossato, J.I., Bevilaqua L.R.M., Izquierdo I., Medina J.H., Cammarota M. - 2009

  AVOIDANCE   DOPAMINE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   CONSOLIDATION
Contained in: Eur. J. Neurosci., 2009: 29, 1235-1244

GABAA receptors mediate the opposing roles of dopamine and the tegmental peduncolopontine nucleus in the motivational effects of ethanol

Authors: Ting-A-Kee, R., Dockstader C., Heinmiller A., Grieder T., van der Kooy D.

  Tegmental pedunculo-pontine nucleus, GABA and D2 receptor role in conditioned place preference of mice
  Ting-A-Kee, R., Dockstader C., Heinmiller A., Grieder T., van der Kooy D. - 2009

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   OPIOIDS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2009: 29,<u> </u>3302-3306

The intralaminar thalamic nuclei contribute to remote spatial memory

Authors: Lopez, J., Wolff M., Lecourtie L., Cosquer B., Bontempi B., Dalrymple-Alford J., Cassel J.-C.

  Intralaminar thalamic nucleus lesions and spatial memory in rats
  Lopez, J., Wolff M., Lecourtie L., Cosquer B., Bontempi B., Dalrymple-Alford J., Cassel J.-C. - 2009

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2009: 161, 3-12

Increased phasic dopamine signalling in the mesolimbic pathway during social defeat in rats

Authors: Anstrom, K.K., Miczek K.A., Budygin E.A.

  Ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens dopamine during aggressive behavior in rats
  Anstrom, K.K., Miczek K.A., Budygin E.A. - 2009

  AGGRESSIVE AND DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2009: 197, 442-449

NMDA receptor antagonism in the ventral tegmental area impairs acquisition of reward-related learning

Authors: Zellner, M.R., Kest K., Ranaldi R.

  AP5 into ventral tegmental area on operant conditioning in rats
  Zellner, M.R., Kest K., Ranaldi R. - 2009

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neurobiol. Learn. Mem., 2009: 92, 27-34

Conditioned tone control of brain reward behavior produces highly specific representational gain in the primary auditory cortex

Authors: Hui, G.K., Wong K.L., Chavez C.M., Leon M.I., Robin K.M.

  Tone as conditioned stimulus and vetral tegmental area stimulation as uncodnitioned stimulus in operant conditioning od rats: auditory cortex responding
  Hui, G.K., Wong K.L., Chavez C.M., Leon M.I., Robin K.M. - 2009

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   GENERALIZATION   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Pharamcol. Biochem. Behav., 2009: 91, 409-416

GABAB receptors within ventral tegmental area are involved in the expression and acquisition of morphine-induced place preference in morphine-sensitized rats

Authors: Sahraei, H., Etemadi L., Rostami P., Pourmotabbed A., Zarrindast M.-R., Shans J., Ghoshooni H., Noroozzadeh A., Esfandiari B., Salimi S.H.

  Intra-ventral tegmental area GABA-B agonists and antagonists on conditioned place preference to morphine in rats
  Sahraei, H., Etemadi L., Rostami P., Pourmotabbed A., Zarrindast M.-R., Shans J., Ghoshooni H., Noroozzadeh A., Esfandiari B., Salimi S.H. - 2009

  CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   OPIOIDS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Psychopharmacology, 2009: 204, 95-102

Effects of galanin on cocaine-mediated conditioned place preference and ERK signaling in mice

Authors: Narasimhaiah, R., Kamens H.M., Picciotto M.R.

  Galanin on conditioned place preference by cocaine and ventral tegmental area/nucleus accumbens extracellular signal-regulated kinase in mice
  Narasimhaiah, R., Kamens H.M., Picciotto M.R. - 2009

  CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   NEUROPEPTIDES   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   PROTEIN KINASES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Curr. Opin. Neurobiol., 2009: 19, 654-660

Neurobiology of song learning

Authors: Mooney, R.

  Neurobiology of song learning - Review
  Mooney, R. - 2009

  CEREBRAL CORTEX   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM
Contained in: Pharmacol. Biochem Behav., 2009: 92, 404-412

Differential effects of dopamine D2 and GABAA receptor antagonists on dopamine neurons between the anterior and posterior ventral tegmental area of female Wistar rats

Authors: Ding, Z.-M., Liu W., Engleman E.A., Rodd Z.A., McBride W.J.

  Intra-ventral tegemental area D2 and GABA antagonists on accumbal dopamine release in female rats
  Ding, Z.-M., Liu W., Engleman E.A., Rodd Z.A., McBride W.J. - 2009

  DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Trends Neurosci., 2009: 32, 517-524

Roles of nigrostriatal - not just mesocorticolimbic- dopamine in reward and addiction

Authors: Wise, R.A.

  Nigrostriatal dopaminergic system and reward - Review
  Wise, R.A. - 2009

  DOPAMINE   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2009: 29 , 13344-13352

The time course of dopamine transmission in the ventral tegmental area

Authors: Ford, C.P., Phillips P.E.M., Williams J.T.

  D2 receptor modulation in ventral tegmental area of mice
  Ford, C.P., Phillips P.E.M., Williams J.T. - 2009

  DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuron, 2009: 61, 655-656

Signaling aversive events in the midbrain: worse than expected

Authors: Quirk, G.J., Sotres-Bayon F.

  Tegmental area and aversive events - Review
  Quirk, G.J., Sotres-Bayon F. - 2009

  REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION

2008

Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2008: 281, 7876-7882

Amphetamine activation of hippocampal drive of mesolimbic dopamine neurons: a mechanism of behavioral sensitization

Authors: Lodge, D.J., Grace A.A.

  Ventral hippocampus inactivation on amphetamine dopaminergic activation in rats
  Lodge, D.J., Grace A.A. - 2008

  NEURAL REVERSIBLE INACTIVATIONS   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   DOPAMINE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2008: 28, 7797-7807

Functional convergence of dopaminergic and cholinergic input is critical for hippocampus-dependent working memory

Authors: Wisman, L.A., Sahin G., Maingay M., Leanza G., Kirik D.

  Cholinergic and dopaminergic system lesions on spatial memory and locomotion/exploration in rats
  Wisman, L.A., Sahin G., Maingay M., Leanza G., Kirik D. - 2008

  ACETYLCHOLINE   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS BASALIS MAGNOCELLULARIS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2008: 105, 17145-17150

Reversal of cocaine addiction by environmental enrichment

Authors: Solinas, M., Chauvet C., Thiriet N., El Rawas R., Jaber M.

  Environmental enrichment on conditioned place preference to cocaine in mice: brain c-fos expression
  Solinas, M., Chauvet C., Thiriet N., El Rawas R., Jaber M. - 2008

  AMYGDALA   ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   EXTINCTION   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2008: 55, 1419-1424

Involvement of dopamine D2 receptors in the induction of long-term potentiation in the basolateral amygdala-dentate gyrus pathway of anesthetized rats

Authors: Abe, K., Niikura Y., Fujimoto T., Akaishi T., Misawa M.

  D2 receptor role in basolateral amygdala-hippocampus pathway long-term potentiation of rats
  Abe, K., Niikura Y., Fujimoto T., Akaishi T., Misawa M. - 2008

  AMYGDALA   EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   ACETYLCHOLINE   DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2008: 157, 666-676

Anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of intracerebroventricularly administered somatostatin: behavioral and neurophysiological evidence

Authors: Engin, E., Stellbrink J., Treit D., Dickson C.T.

  Intracerebroventricular soamtostatin on hippocampal theta rhythm, exploration and response to stress in rats via GABA and 5-HT modulation
  Engin, E., Stellbrink J., Treit D., Dickson C.T. - 2008

  ANXIOLYTIC DRUGS   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROPEPTIDES   SEROTONIN   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION   STRESS