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Basolateral Amygdala to Orbitofrontal Cortex Projections Enable Cue-Triggered Reward Expectations by Lichtenberg, Nina T, Pennington, Zachary T, Holley, Sandra M, Greenfield, Venuz Y, Cepeda, Carlos, Levine, Michael S, Wassum, Kate M

“…To make an appropriate decision, one must anticipate potential future rewarding events, even when they are not readily observable. These expectations are…”
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Observation of Reward Delivery to a Conspecific Modulates Dopamine Release in Ventral Striatum by Kashtelyan, Vadim, Lichtenberg, Nina T., Chen, Mindy L., Cheer, Joseph F., Roesch, Matthew R.

“…Dopamine (DA) neurons increase and decrease firing for rewards that are better and worse than expected, respectively. These correlates have been observed at…”
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Rat behavior and dopamine release are modulated by conspecific distress by Lichtenberg, Nina T, Lee, Brian, Kashtelyan, Vadim, Chappa, Bharadwaja S, Girma, Henok T, Green, Elizabeth A, Kantor, Shir, Lagowala, Dave A, Myers, Matthew A, Potemri, Danielle, Pecukonis, Meredith G, Tesfay, Robel T, Walters, Michael S, Zhao, Adam C, Blair, R James R, Cheer, Joseph F, Roesch, Matthew R

“…Rats exhibit 'empathy' making them a model to understand the neural underpinnings of such behavior. We show data consistent with these findings, but also that…”
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The Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex-Basolateral Amygdala Circuit Regulates the Influence of Reward Cues on Adaptive Behavior and Choice by Lichtenberg, Nina T, Sepe-Forrest, Linnea, Pennington, Zachary T, Lamparelli, Alexander C, Greenfield, Venuz Y, Wassum, Kate M

“…Adaptive reward-related decision making requires accurate prospective consideration of the specific outcome of each option and its current desirability. Often…”
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Amygdala mu‐opioid receptors mediate the motivating influence of cue‐triggered reward expectations by Lichtenberg, Nina T., Wassum, Kate M., Dalley, Jeffrey

“…Environmental reward‐predictive stimuli can retrieve from memory a specific reward expectation that allows them to motivate action and guide choice. This…”
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Ventral Striatum Lesions Enhance Stimulus and Response Encoding in Dorsal Striatum by Burton, Amanda C, Bissonette, Gregory B, Lichtenberg, Nina T, Kashtelyan, Vadim, Roesch, Matthew R

“…Background The development of addiction is thought to reflect a transition from goal-directed to stimulus-response driven behavior, functions attributed to…”
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An Undergraduate Student‐Led Neuroscience Outreach Program Shows Promise in Shifting Teen Attitudes About Drugs by Lichtenberg, Nina T., Thompson, Andrew B., Iguchi, Martin Y., Evans, Christopher J., Romero‐Calderón, Rafael

“…ABSTRACT Drug Outreach, Promoting Awareness (DOPA) is an undergraduate outreach program for local high school students designed to convey the neurobiological…”
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Nucleus accumbens core lesions enhance two-way active avoidance by Lichtenberg, N.T, Kashtelyan, V, Burton, A.C, Bissonette, G.B, Roesch, M.R

“…Highlights • Lesions to nucleus accumbens core enhance escape avoidance. • Lesions to nucleus accumbens core promote avoidance learning. • Nucleus accumbens…”
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