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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
2018
The effects of 5-hydroxytryptophan on attention and central serotonin neurochemistry in the rhesus macaque
Weinberg-Wolf H, Fagan NA, Anderson GM, Tringides M, Dal Monte O, Chang SWC. The effects of 5-hydroxytryptophan on attention and central serotonin neurochemistry in the rhesus macaque. Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 43: 1589-1598. PMID: 29463909, PMCID: PMC5983545, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-017-0003-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonergic interventionsSalient facial featuresCentral serotonergic functioningCisternal cerebrospinal fluidBaseline attentionCognitive operationsSerotonin's roleIndividual differencesBi-directional effectsAutonomic arousalSaline sessionsImmediate serotonin precursorEngaged individualsBehavioral impairmentsFacial featuresSerotonergic functioningStimulus animalsRole of serotoninPupil sizeAnxietyPsychiatric disordersSerotonin neurochemistrySerotoninergic functionSerotonin effectsCSF concentrations