Usage of "nucleus accumbens"

Russian

прилежащее ядро

Portuguese

núcleo accumbens

Spanish

nucleo accumbens

Region of the human brain.

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Related terms

brain region

прилежащее ядро

Usage of nucleus accumbens in English

Like the amygdala, the nucleus accumbens also processes both pleasure and fear. 
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No significant astroglial morphological changes were found in basolateral amygdala and nucleus accumbens. 
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Players with larger nucleus accumbens excelled in the early stages of learning the game. 
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For example, rats reared in social isolation have elevated dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens. 
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The major effects are found in the nucleus accumbens, olfactory tubercle, and the medial prefrontal cortex. 
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Specifically, we examined whether nucleus accumbens dopamine depletion would attenuate the isolation-induced disruption of prepulse inhibition. 
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Recently, many of these nucleus accumbens-projecting DA neurons were found to also release the neurotransmitter glutamate. 
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The effect of these treatments on extracellular levels of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens was also measured. 
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No differences in receptor density were observed between the groups in either the putamen or nucleus accumbens. 
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Activity in the nucleus accumbens of human subjects strongly resembled the phasic responses found in monkey neurons. 
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Such extensions are one of several indications that the isla magna is intimately associated with the nucleus accumbens. 
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The results indicate that impaired glucocorticoid receptor function influences the basal release of serotonin in the nucleus accumbens. 
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Microdialysis revealed a concomitant increase in extracellular acetylcholine and decrease in dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens shell. 
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The nucleus accumbens is divided into core and shell sub-regions with overlapping but also divergent contributions to behavior. 
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On the other hand, an important requirement for potentiation may be excessive release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens. 
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Notably, activation of VTA dopamine cell bodies or dopamine terminals in the nucleus accumbens resulted in identical behavioral consequences. 
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