Optogenetic dissection of basolateral amygdala contributions to intertemporal choice in young and aged rats

Optogenetic dissection of basolateral amygdala contributions to intertemporal choice in young and aged rats

Across species, aging is associated with an increased ability to choose delayed over immediate gratification. These experiments used young and aged rats to test the role of the basolateral amygdala (BLA) in intertemporal decision making. An optogenetic approach was used to inactivate the BLA in youn...

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Main Authors: Caesar M Hernandez, Caitlin A Orsini, Chase C Labiste, Alexa-Rae Wheeler, Tyler W Ten Eyck, Matthew M Bruner, Todd J Sahagian, Scott W Harden, Charles J Frazier, Barry Setlow, Jennifer L Bizon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-04-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
decision making
basolateral amygdala
delay discounting
intertemporal choice
aging
impulsive choice
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/46174

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