Dorsal hippocampus to nucleus accumbens projections drive reinforcement via activation of accumbal dynorphin neurons

Abstract The hippocampus is pivotal in integrating emotional processing, learning, memory, and reward-related behaviors. The dorsal hippocampus (dHPC) is particularly crucial for episodic, spatial, and associative memory, and has been shown to be necessary for context- and cue-associated reward beha...

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Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Khairunisa Mohamad Ibrahim, Nicolas Massaly, Hye-Jean Yoon, Rossana Sandoval, Allie J. Widman, Robert J. Heuermann, Sidney Williams, William Post, Sulan Pathiranage, Tania Lintz, Azra Zec, Ashley Park, Waylin Yu, Thomas L. Kash, Robert W. Gereau, Jose A. Morón
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44836-9