Fos expression in the periaqueductal gray, but not the ventromedial hypothalamus, is correlated with psychosocial stress-induced cocaine-seeking behavior in rats
Nicole M. Hinds, Ireneusz D. Wojtas, Desta M. Pulley, Stephany J. McDonald, Colton D. Spencer, Milena Sudarikov, Nicole E. Hubbard, Colin M. Kulick-Soper, Samantha de Guzman, Sara Hayden, Jessica J. Debski, Bianca Patel, Douglas P. Fox, Daniel F. Manvich
The paper examines Fos expression in brain regions during psychosocial stress-induced cocaine seeking in rats, finding rPAGl activation correlates with cocaine-seeking behavior.
Addiction Neuroscience · Jun 18, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience