Prenatal dexamethasone exposure alters effort decision making and triggers nucleus accumbens and anterior cingulate cortex functional changes in male rats
Abstract Daily, individuals select actions based on cost-benefit to allocate resources into goal-directed actions. Different brain regions coordinate this complex decision, including the nucleus accumbens (NAc), anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and ventral tegmental area (VTA). In utero exposure to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2022-08-01
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Series: | Translational Psychiatry |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02043-4 |