Dorsal Hippocampus To Nucleus Accumbens Projections Drive Reinforcement Via Activation of Accumbal Dynorphin Neurons.
Nicolas Massaly, Khairunisa Mohamad Ibrahim, Hye Jean Yoon, Rossana Sandoval, Sidney B. Williams, Hannah E. Frye, William Post, Waylin Yu, Olayinka Idowu, Azra Zec, Sulan Pathiranage, Thomas L. Kash, José A. Morón
The paper demonstrates that activation of dorsal hippocampus to nucleus accumbens projections drives reinforcement via dynorphin neuron activity in the nucleus accumbens.
bioRxiv · Aug 8, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience