Chemogenetic inhibition of a monosynaptic projection from the basolateral amygdala to the ventral hippocampus reduces appetitive and consummatory alcohol drinking behaviors
Eva C. Bach, Sarah E. Ewin, Chelcie F. Heaney, Hannah N. Carlson, Olivia A. Ortelli, Antoine G. Almonte, Ann M. Chappell, Kimberly F. Raab‐Graham, Jeffrey L. Weiner
The paper investigates the role of the BLA-vHC circuit in alcohol drinking behaviors using chemogenetics and finds that inhibiting this pathway reduces appetitive drinking but not consummatory behaviors.
European Journal of Neuroscience · Feb 25, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience