Mitofusin-2 in nucleus accumbens D2-MSNs regulates social dominance and neuronal function by Sriparna Ghosal, Elias Gebara, Eva Ramos-Fernández, Alessandro Chioino, Jocelyn Grosse, Isabelle Guillot de Suduiraut, Olivia Zanoletti, Bernard Schneider, Antonio Zorzano, Simone Astori, Carmen Sandi

“…Summary: The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is a brain hub regulating motivated behaviors, including social competitiveness. …”
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The Projection Targets of Medium Spiny Neurons Govern Cocaine-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity in the Nucleus Accumbens by Corey Baimel, Laura M. McGarry, Adam G. Carter

“…Summary: We examine synaptic connectivity and cocaine-evoked plasticity at specific networks within the nucleus accumbens (NAc). We identify distinct subpopulations of D1+ medium spiny neurons (MSNs) that project to either the ventral pallidum (D1+VP) or the ventral tegmental area (D1+VTA). …”
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Social incentivization of instrumental choice in mice requires amygdala-prelimbic cortex-nucleus accumbens connectivity by Henry W. Kietzman, Gracy Trinoskey-Rice, Sarah A. Blumenthal, Jidong D. Guo, Shannon L. Gourley

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Dopaminergic Projections From the Ventral Tegmental Area to the Nucleus Accumbens Modulate Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Mice by Huan Gui, Huan Gui, Huan Gui, Chengxi Liu, Chengxi Liu, Haifeng He, Haifeng He, Jie Zhang, Jie Zhang, Jie Zhang, Hong Chen, Hong Chen, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang

“…In this study, we usedc-Fos staining combined with calcium fiber photometry recording to explore the activity of ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopaminergic neurons(VTA-DA) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) neurons during sevoflurane anesthesia. …”
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Effects of age and sex on photoperiod modulation of nucleus accumbens monoamine content and release in adolescence and adulthood by Alexis N. Jameson, Justin K. Siemann, Carrie A. Grueter, BradA. Grueter, Douglas G. McMahon

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Nucleus accumbens D1/D2 circuits control opioid withdrawal symptoms in mice by Yongsheng Zhu, Kejia Wang, Tengfei Ma, Yuanyuan Ji, Yin Lou, Xiaoyu Fu, Ye Lu, Yige Liu, Wei Dang, Qian Zhang, Fangyuan Yin, Kena Wang, Bing Yu, Hongbo Zhang, Jianghua Lai, Yunpeng Wang

“…The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is the most promising target for drug use disorder treatment. …”
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Dopamine presynaptically and heterogeneously modulates nucleus accumbens medium-spiny neuron GABA synapses <it>in vitro</it> by Joyce Myra P, Schulman Joshua J, Feldman Igor G, Norris J Madison, Geldwert Daron, Rayport Stephen

“…</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We examined medium-spiny neuron autaptic connections in postnatal cultures from the nucleus accumbens, the ventral part of the striatal complex. …”
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A Nucleus Accumbens Tac1 Neural Circuit Regulates Avoidance Responses to Aversive Stimuli by Zi-Xuan He, Ke Xi, Kai-Jie Liu, Mei-Hui Yue, Yao Wang, Yue-Yue Yin, Lin Liu, Xiao-Xiao He, Hua-Li Yu, Zhen-Kai Xing, Xiao-Juan Zhu

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Correction: PSMC5, a 19S proteasomal ATPase, regulates cocaine action in the nucleus accumbens. by Yoko H Ohnishi, Yoshinori N Ohnishi, Takanori Nakamura, Mizuki Ohno, Pamela J Kennedy, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Akinori Nishi, Rachael Neve, Teruhisa Tsuzuki, Eric J Nestler

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Anterior Paraventricular Thalamus to Nucleus Accumbens Projection Is Involved in Feeding Behavior in a Novel Environment by Jingjing Cheng, Jincheng Wang, Xiaolin Ma, Rahim Ullah, Rahim Ullah, Yi Shen, Yu-Dong Zhou

“…Notably, the PVT neurons projecting to the nucleus accumbens (NAc) are activated when an incentive stimulus is presented. …”
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Nucleus accumbens shell modulates seizure propagation in a mouse temporal lobe epilepsy model by Wenjie Zou, Zhipeng Guo, Longge Suo, Jianping Zhu, Haiyang He, Xiufeng Li, Kewan Wang, Rongqing Chen, Rongqing Chen

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Nucleus accumbens response to rewards and testosterone levels are related to alcohol use in adolescents and young adults by Barbara R. Braams, Jiska S. Peper, Dianne van der Heide, Sabine Peters, Eveline A. Crone

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Environmental enrichment alters protein expression as well as the proteomic response to cocaine in rat nucleus accumbens by Cheryl F. Lichti, Xiuzhen eFan, Xiuzhen eFan, Robert D. English, Yafang eZhang, Yafang eZhang, Dingge eLi, Dingge eLi, Fanping eKong, Mala eSinha, Clark R. Andersen, Heidi eSpratt, Heidi eSpratt, Heidi eSpratt, Bruce A. Luxon, Bruce A. Luxon, Thomas A. Green, Thomas A. Green

“…The current study investigates differences in proteome expression in the nucleus accumbens of enriched and isolated rats and the proteomic response to cocaine self-administration using a liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LCMS) technique to quantify 1917 proteins. …”
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Nucleus Accumbens Volume Is Associated with Frequency of Alcohol Use among Juvenile Justice-Involved Adolescents by Angela D. Bryan, Kent E. Hutchison, Rachel E. Thayer, Shirley M. Crotwell, Tiffany J. Callahan

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The effects of histaminergic system in nucleus accumbens of rats in the plus-maze test of anxiety-like behaviours by Zarrindast Mohammad Reza, Oryan Shahrbanoo, Shalmani Saba Taheri

Glutamatergic input from specific sources influences the nucleus accumbens-ventral pallidum information flow by Papp, Edit, Borhegyi, Zsolt, Tomioka, Ryohei, Mody, István, Freund, Tamás F., Rockland, Kathleen

“…The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is positioned to integrate signals originating from limbic and cortical areas and to modulate reward-related motor output of various goal-directed behaviours. …”
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Chronic stress-dependent activation of somatostatin neurons in the nucleus accumbens facilitates maladaptive eating behaviors by Liu, Elizabeth, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Maternal methamphetamine exposure influences behavioral sensitization and nucleus accumbens DNA methylation in subsequent generation by Dong, Nan, Zhu, Jie, Wang, Rui, Wang, Shuai, Chen, Yanjiong, Wang, Changhe, Goh, Eyleen Lay Keow, Chen, Teng

“…We then utilized whole genome-bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) to investigate the methylation signature of nucleus accumbens (NAc) in male METH-sensitized mice. Interestingly, male but not female offspring exhibited an enhanced response to METH-induced behavioral sensitization. …”
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Electrolytic lesions of the nucleus accumbens in rats which abolish the PREE enhance the locomotor response to amphetamine. by Tai, C, Clark, A, Feldon, J, Rawlins, J

“…It has been suggested that the PREE is dependent upon the integrity of the septo-hippocampal system, but recent evidence has indicated that the role originally proposed for the lateral septal nucleus may in fact be subserved by the nucleus accumbens. Experiment I therefore tested the effects of electrolytic lesions of the nucleus accumbens on the PREE. …”

Dopamine denervation of frontal cortex or nucleus accumbens does not affect ACTH-induced grooming behaviour. by Dunn, A, Alpert, J, Iversen, S

“…It is concluded that dopaminergic terminals in nucleus accumbens and probably those in frontal cortex are not necessary for the expression of novelty- or ACTH-induced grooming.…”