Neural circuits underlying emotion and motivation: Insights from optogenetics and pharmacogenetics

• Main Author: Mary Kay Lobo (auth)
• Other Authors: Anton Ilango (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Pharmacogenetics; habits; Pain; emotion; Motivation; Addiction; Memory; optogenetics; Reinforcement
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Application of optogenetic and pharmacogenetic tools to study the neural circuits underlying emotional valence, feeding, arousal and motivated behaviors has provided crucial insights into brain function. Expression of light sensitive proteins into specific neurons and subsequent stimulation by light...