Journal of Neuroscience current issue
Chemogenetic Disconnection between the Orbitofrontal Cortex and the Rostromedial Caudate Nucleus Disrupts Motivational Control of Goal-Directed Action
The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and its major downstream target within the basal ganglia—the rostromedial caudate nucleus (rmCD)—are involved in reward-value processing and goal-directed behavior. However, a causal contribution of the pathw…
Journal of Neuroscience current issue
Age-Induced Changes in {micro}-Opioid Receptor Signaling in the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray of Male and Female Rats
Opioids have decreased analgesic potency (but not efficacy) in aged rodents compared with adults; however, the neural mechanisms underlying this attenuated response are not yet known. The present study investigated the impact of advanced age and biolo…
Journal of Neuroscience current issue
Age-Induced Changes in {micro}-Opioid Receptor Signaling in the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray of Male and Female Rats
Opioids have decreased analgesic potency (but not efficacy) in aged rodents compared with adults; however, the neural mechanisms underlying this attenuated response are not yet known. The present study investigated the impact of advanced age and biolo…
Journal of Neuroscience current issue
Hypothalamic Control of Forelimb Motor Adaptation
The ability to perform skilled arm movements is central to everyday life, as limb impairments in common neurologic disorders such as stroke demonstrate. Skilled arm movements require adaptation of motor commands based on discrepancies between desired …
Journal of Neuroscience current issue
Hypothalamic Control of Forelimb Motor Adaptation
The ability to perform skilled arm movements is central to everyday life, as limb impairments in common neurologic disorders such as stroke demonstrate. Skilled arm movements require adaptation of motor commands based on discrepancies between desired …
Journal of Neuroscience current issue
Induction of Activity-Dependent Plasticity at Auditory Nerve Synapses
Exposure to nontraumatic noise in vivo drives long-lasting changes in auditory nerve synapses, which may influence hearing, but the induction mechanisms are not known. We mimicked activity in acute slices of the cochlear nucleus from mice of both sexe…
Journal of Neuroscience current issue
Induction of Activity-Dependent Plasticity at Auditory Nerve Synapses
Exposure to nontraumatic noise in vivo drives long-lasting changes in auditory nerve synapses, which may influence hearing, but the induction mechanisms are not known. We mimicked activity in acute slices of the cochlear nucleus from mice of both sexe…