Reward contingency gates selective cholinergic suppression of amygdala neurons
Eyal Yaacov Kimchi, Anthony Burgos-Robles, Gillian A. Matthews, Tatenda L. Chakoma, Makenzie Patarino, Javier Weddington, Cody A. Siciliano, Wannan Yang, Shaun Foutch, Renee Simons, Ming‐fai Fong, Miao Jing, Yulong Li, Daniel B. Polley, Kay M. Tye
This study shows that basal forebrain cholinergic activation modulates amygdala neuron activity based on reward contingency, affecting conditioned behavior but not unconditioned responses.
eLife · Feb 20, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience