Prenatal dexamethasone exposure alters effort decision making and triggers nucleus accumbens and anterior cingulate cortex functional changes in male rats

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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Main Authors: Ana Verónica Domingues, Bárbara Coimbra, Raquel Correia, Catarina Deseyve, Natacha Vieitas-Gaspar, Stan B. Floresco, Nuno Sousa, Carina Soares-Cunha, Ana João Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-08-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02043-4

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