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Alexandra Scott

University of Minnesota

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Ventral pallidal GABAergic neurons drive consumption in male, but not female rats

Alexandra Scott, Anika Paulson, Collin Prill, Klaiten Kermoade, Bailey Newell, Elizabeth A. Eckenwiler, Julia C. Lemos, Jocelyn M. Richard

This study shows that activating ventral pallidal GABAergic neurons increases food and sucrose consumption in male rats but not female rats.

eNeuro · Jan 14, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Ventral pallidal GABAergic neuron calcium activity encodes cue-driven reward-seeking and persists in the absence of reward delivery

Alexandra Scott, Dakota B. Palmer, Bailey Newell, Iris Lin, Christelle A. Cayton, Anika Paulson, Paige Remde, Jocelyn M. Richard

The paper investigates how VP GABA neurons encode reward-seeking behavior through calcium activity in response to cues and reward expectation in rats.

Journal of Neuroscience · Jun 20, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Ventral pallidum projections to the ventral tegmental area reinforce but do not invigorate reward-seeking behavior

Dakota B. Palmer, Christelle A. Cayton, Alexandra Scott, Iris Lin, Bailey Newell, Morgan Weberg, Jocelyn M. Richard

This study investigates the role of ventral pallidum to ventral tegmental area neurons in reward-seeking behavior, finding they reinforce but do not invigorate reward-seeking.

bioRxiv · May 22, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience