The Central Nucleus of the Amygdala Encodes the Motivation to Pursue Ethanol
Matilde Castro, Jingren Gu, Teresa Dong, David J. Ottenheimer, Céline Drieu, Patricia H. Janak
This study investigates how CeA neurons encode motivation for ethanol and natural rewards, finding that neural responses to cues predict engagement and action vigor.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience