Kenneth A. Amaya

The paper shows that specific BLA neurons are recruited by oscillatory states to drive valence-related behaviors.

This study investigates how CeA neurons encode behavioral features during habit formation in rats performing a maze task, finding increased cFos expression and specific outcome-related activity.

This study identifies a PV-driven oscillatory switch in the amygdala that governs valence assignment through noradrenergic modulation.

This study shows that parvalbumin interneurons in the basolateral amygdala coordinate oscillations that drive reward behaviors and are necessary for reward value processing.

This study shows that nucleus accumbens acetylcholine receptors differentially regulate flexibility and persistence in sign-tracking behavior without affecting cue motivational value.