The ventral pallidum (VP) plays a critical role in the processing and execution of motivated
behaviors. Yet this brain region is often overlooked in published discussions of the …

Dopamine neurons located in the midbrain play a role in motivation that regulates approach
behavior (approach motivation). In addition, activation and inactivation of dopamine neurons …

Recent data have emphasized the neurochemically distinct nature of subterritories in the
accumbens part of the rat ventral striatum termed the core, shell, and rostral pole. In order to …

The basal forebrain is critically involved in functions representing the highest levels of
integration. Only recently has a relatively clear anatomical picture of this important area …

In the rat forebrain there is a prominent gray mass located beneath the rostral caudate-
putamen and above the olfactory tubercle. The cellular composition of this area resembles …

The previous editions of The Rat Nervous System were indispensable guides for those
working on the rat and mouse as experimental models. The fourth edition enhances this …

The aim of the present study was to determine the organization of the afferents of the
mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in relation to the reciprocal connections of this nucleus with …

Publisher Summary The basal ganglia are a major neural system that receive cortical inputs,
process these inputs, and feed them back to the cortex via connections through the midbrain …

Locomotor activity is emphasized in this context because it is a dominant component of all
behaviors, and it is fundamental to behavioral adaptation, eg, procurement of food or …

Arginine vasopressin and its V1a receptor subtype (V1aR) are critical for pair bond formation
between adult prairie voles. However, it is unclear which brain circuits are involved in this …