Activation of pyramidal neurons in mouse medial prefrontal cortex enhances food seeking behavior while reducing impulsivity in the absence of an effect on food intake

Activation of pyramidal neurons in mouse medial prefrontal cortex enhances food seeking behavior while reducing impulsivity in the absence of an effect on food intake

The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is involved in a wide range of executive cognitive functions, including reward evaluation, decision-making, memory extinction, mood, and task switching. Manipulation of the mPFC has been shown to alter food intake and food reward valuation, but whether exclusive s...

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Main Authors: Daniel McAllister Warthen, Philip S Lambeth, Matteo eOttolini, Yingtang eShi, Bryan Scot Barker, Ronald eGaykema, Brandon eNewmyer, Yu eOhmura, Ed ePerez-Reyes, Ali Deniz Guler, Manoj K Patel, Michael Murray Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Food
Prefrontal Cortex
impulsivity
DREADD
operant behaviour
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00063/full

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