Locus coeruleus patterns differentially modulate learning and valence in rat via the ventral tegmental area and basolateral amygdala respectively
Abhinaba Ghosh, Faghihe Massaeli, Kyron D. Power, Tamunotonye Omoluabi, Sarah E. Torraville, Julia B. Pritchett, Tayebeh Sepahvand, Vanessa Strong, Camila Reinhardt, Xihua Chen, Gerard M. Martin, Carolyn W. Harley, Qi Yuan
This study shows that different firing patterns of the locus coeruleus in rats affect learning and valence through distinct neural circuits involving the ventral tegmental area and basolateral amygdala.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience