The subthalamic nucleus keeps you high on emotion: behavioral consequences of its inactivation

The subthalamic nucleus keeps you high on emotion: behavioral consequences of its inactivation

The subthalamic nucleus (STN) belongs to the basal ganglia and is the current target for the surgical treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and obsessive compulsive disorders, but also a proposed site for the treatment of addiction. It is therefore very...

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Main Authors: Yann ePelloux, Julie eMeffre, Elodie eGiorla, Christelle eBaunez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Basal Ganglia
Emotions
Glucose
ultrasonic vocalizations
taste reactivity
conditioned fear
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00414/full

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