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Samantha O. Brown

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiORCID 0009-0008-6774-7682Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Jessica L. AblesiD· 2 shared Romain Durand-de CuttoliiD· 2 shared Adriana Méndez· 1 shared Brian M. SweisiD· 1 shared Chinonso A. NwakamaiD· 1 shared Eftychia MarkopoulouiD· 1 shared Inés Ibáñez-TalloniD· 1 shared Jillian E. Haller· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintSep 24, 2026

Cholinergic interneurons in the nucleus accumbens regulate the initiation of natural reward approach

Samantha O. Brown, Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Mariam Mahboob…·Jessica L. Ables

This study identifies NAc cholinergic interneurons as regulators of natural reward approach initiation by linking sensory input to motivated action.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.23.753195

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NeuroscienceCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewedJan 21, 2025

Diabetes alters neuroeconomically dissociable forms of mental accounting

Chinonso A. Nwakama, Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Zainab Oketokoun…·Brian M. Sweis

This study examines how diabetes affects decision-making behaviors in mice using a neuroeconomic foraging paradigm, revealing altered valuation strategies and cognitive heuristics.

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