Significados de nucleus accumbens em inglês

Like the amygdala, the nucleus accumbens also processes both pleasure and fear.

No significant astroglial morphological changes were found in basolateral amygdala and nucleus accumbens.

Players with larger nucleus accumbens excelled in the early stages of learning the game.

For example, rats reared in social isolation have elevated dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens.

The major effects are found in the nucleus accumbens, olfactory tubercle, and the medial prefrontal cortex.

Specifically, we examined whether nucleus accumbens dopamine depletion would attenuate the isolation-induced disruption of prepulse inhibition.

Recently, many of these nucleus accumbens-projecting DA neurons were found to also release the neurotransmitter glutamate.

The effect of these treatments on extracellular levels of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens was also measured.

No differences in receptor density were observed between the groups in either the putamen or nucleus accumbens.

Activity in the nucleus accumbens of human subjects strongly resembled the phasic responses found in monkey neurons.

Such extensions are one of several indications that the isla magna is intimately associated with the nucleus accumbens.

The results indicate that impaired glucocorticoid receptor function influences the basal release of serotonin in the nucleus accumbens.

Microdialysis revealed a concomitant increase in extracellular acetylcholine and decrease in dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens shell.

The nucleus accumbens is divided into core and shell sub-regions with overlapping but also divergent contributions to behavior.

On the other hand, an important requirement for potentiation may be excessive release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens.

Notably, activation of VTA dopamine cell bodies or dopamine terminals in the nucleus accumbens resulted in identical behavioral consequences.