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How the brain allows us to infer emotions
Xiaowei Gu and Joshua Johansen at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered key circuitry in the rat brain ...
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Neural signatures of model-based and model-free reinforcement learning across prefrontal cortex and striatum
Previous inactivation and neuroimaging work implicates prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the caudate striatal region in MB-RL; however, details are scarce about its implementation at the single-neuron level ...
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Trelagliptin Ameliorates Memory Decline in Diabetic Rats through the AMPK/AKT/GSK-3β Pathway in the Cerebral Cortex
Pharmacy College, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, No. 88, Xianning Avenue, Xianning City, Hubei Province 437100, China The People’s Hospital of Lezhi, No. 405, ...
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Neural correlates and determinants of approach–avoidance conflict in the prelimbic prefrontal cortex
It uses a variety of cutting-edge tools to dissect the microcircuits of the prefrontal cortex. This report is novel ... approach–avoidance conflict test that assesses the ability of rats to remember ...
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Investigating the role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in the assessment of brands
The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) is believed to be important in everyday preference judgments, processing emotions during decision-making. However, there is still controversy in the ...