Excitatory transmission from the amygdala to nucleus accumbens facilitates reward seeking

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At the limbic-motor interface: disconnection of basolateral amygdala from nucleus accumbens core and shell reveals dissociable components of incentive motivation

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Basolateral Amygdala Modulates Terminal Dopamine Release in the Nucleus Accumbens and Conditioned Responding

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Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Signal Preference for Advance Information about Upcoming Rewards

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Substantial similarity in amygdala neuronal activity during conditioned appetitive and aversive emotional arousal

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Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning

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Rapid strengthening of thalamo-amygdala synapses mediates cue–reward learning

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Basolateral Amygdala Neurons Facilitate Reward-Seeking Behavior by Exciting Nucleus Accumbens Neurons

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Reward-Predictive Cues Enhance Excitatory Synaptic Strength onto Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

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