Cue-guided performance is disrupted during pedunculotegmental-induced motor arrest
Madelaine C. Adamsson Bonfils, Silas Dalum Larsen, Roar J. F. Sørensen, Karen Sobriel, Grace Anne Houser, Oksana Dmytriyeva, Martín Carbó Tano, Hayley Burm, Rune W. Berg
This study shows that optogenetic stimulation of the rostral pedunculotegmental nucleus disrupts cue-guided behavior in rats when stimulation overlaps with cue presentation, but not when it occurs before or after.
bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience