Divergent reward cue representations in prefrontal cortex underlie differences in reward motivation between adolescents and adults
Gabriela Manzano-Nieves, Rachel M. Rahn, Saba Baskoylu, Conor M. Liston
This study shows that adolescent medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) neurons are hyper-responsive to reward cues and encode them differently than adult mPFC neurons, affecting reward motivation.
bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience