Dual roles of anterior cingulate cortex neurons in pain and pleasure in adult mice

Abstract Human and animal studies indicate that some brain regions are activated during painful and pleasant situations, such as the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). In the present study, we wanted to determine if some of the same neurons in the ACC may be activated by both pain and pleasure. We lab...

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Main Authors: Jing-Shan Lu, Qi-Yu Chen, Sibo Zhou, Kaoru Inokuchi, Min Zhuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Molecular Brain
Subjects:
IEG
ACC
Arc
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13041-018-0416-1