2020
The anterior cingulate cortex is necessary for forming prosocial preferences from vicarious reinforcement in monkeys
Basile BM, Schafroth JL, Karaskiewicz CL, Chang SWC, Murray EA. The anterior cingulate cortex is necessary for forming prosocial preferences from vicarious reinforcement in monkeys. PLOS Biology 2020, 18: e3000677. PMID: 32530910, PMCID: PMC7292358, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexProsocial preferencesVicarious reinforcementCingulate cortexACC lesionsPrimate anterior cingulate cortexSocial preferencesDifferent visual cuesSocial cognitionReward outcomesReinforcement taskReward deliveryVisual cuesACC contributionSocial outcomesCuesSocial relationshipsExcitotoxic lesionsPeripheral targetsGood thingGreater tendencySelfCortexLesion groupSingle neurons
2019
The role of acetylcholine in negative encoding bias: Too much of a good thing?
Mineur YS, Picciotto MR. The role of acetylcholine in negative encoding bias: Too much of a good thing? European Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 53: 114-125. PMID: 31821620, PMCID: PMC7282966, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential neural pathwaysSymptoms of anxietyAffective processesSustained attentionStressful eventsCore symptomsFacilitate learningAppropriate learningNeural pathwaysRole of acetylcholineGood thingLevels of AChLearningDepressionBiasDepressive episodeNeuromodulatory roleCholinergic signalingAnimal studiesAnxietyMemoryAcetylcholine signalingHigh levelsEncodingACh
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