2013
Nucleus accumbens neurotransmission and effort-related choice behavior in food motivation: Effects of drugs acting on dopamine, adenosine, and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
Nunes E, Randall P, Podurgiel S, Correa M, Salamone J. Nucleus accumbens neurotransmission and effort-related choice behavior in food motivation: Effects of drugs acting on dopamine, adenosine, and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2013, 37: 2015-2025. PMID: 23583616, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffort-related choice behaviorMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsDA antagonismEffort-related processesNAc coreAcetylcholine receptorsFood motivationAspects of appetiteControl site dorsalPrimary food motivationA2A receptor stimulationMuscarinic antagonist scopolamineDA D2 antagonistsAction of pilocarpineAdenosine A2A receptorsAdenosine A2A antagonistsEffects of drugsEffort-related choiceFood-seeking behaviorSites dorsalChow intakeDA depletionDA transmissionMuscarinic receptorsD2 antagonist
2012
The Role of Adenosine in the Ventral Striatal Circuits Regulating Behavioral Activation and Effort-Related Decision Making: Importance for Normal and Pathological Aspects of Motivation
Salamone J, Correa M, Randall P, Nunes E, Pardo M, Lopez-Cruz L. The Role of Adenosine in the Ventral Striatal Circuits Regulating Behavioral Activation and Effort-Related Decision Making: Importance for Normal and Pathological Aspects of Motivation. 2012, 493-512. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3903-5_23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntra-accumbens injectionsDA depletionReceptor antagonistAccumbens DA depletionsEffort-related processesAdenosine A2A receptor antagonistA1 receptor antagonistAdenosine A2A agonistDA D2 antagonistsA2A receptor antagonistsRole of adenosineAdenosine A2A receptorsEffort-related decision makingEffort-related choice behaviorBrain dopamineNeuromodulator adenosineD2 antagonistD2 antagonismA2A agonistNucleus accumbensStriatal circuitsTendency of ratsMotivational symptomsA2A receptorsPathological aspects