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Medial Prefrontal Cortex Interacts with the Anteromedial Thalamus in Motivation and Dopaminergic Activity
Yang Chen, Yuzheng Hu, Aleksandr Talishinsky…·Satoshi Ikemoto
The paper identifies a cortico-thalamic loop between the medial prefrontal cortex and anteromedial thalamus that regulates motivation, reinforcement, and dopaminergic activity through reciprocal connectivity and feedback.