Chemogenetic activation of corticotropin-releasing factor-expressing neurons in the anterior bed nucleus of the stria terminalis reduces effortful motivation behaviors
Isabella Maita, Allyson S. Bazer, Kiyeon Chae, Amlaan Parida, Mikyle Mirza, Jillian Sucher, Mimi L. Phan, Tonia T. Liu, Pu Hu, Ria Soni, Troy Adam Roepke, Benjamin Adam Samuels
The paper shows that activating CRF+ neurons in the aBNST reduces effortful motivation behaviors in mice during reward tasks.
Neuropsychopharmacology · Jul 14, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience