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动机行为的可分离编码,通过平行状体-状体投影来进行

Sofia Beas^1,2, Isbah Khan¹, Claire Gao¹

¹Unit on the Neurobiology of Affective Memory, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

|October 2, 2023

概括

thalamus (PVT) 的副腹腔核有两种神经元类型,它们控制着目标导向的行动. PVT D2(+) 神经元驱动行动执行,而 PVT D2(-) 神经元信号行动终止,揭示了动机行为的并行途径.

科学领域:

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行为神经科学行为神经科学
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背景情况:

目标导向的行为取决于协调的行动执行和终止,由内部动机状态调节.
thalamus (PVT) 的偏心室核对于有动机的行为和内部状态监测至关重要.
PVT包含不同的神经元子群,PVT D2(+) 和PVT D2(-),具有不同的连接性和功能.

研究的目的:

在以目标为导向的任务中调查PVT D2(+) 和PVT D2(-) 神经元的体内动态.
了解这些独特的PVT神经元群是如何有助于调节动机行为的.
探索PVT投射到核 (NAc) 在编码动机参数中的作用.

主要方法:

纤维光度被用来监测小鼠PVT D2(+) 和PVT D2(-) 神经元的活动.
小鼠执行了一个奖励寻找食物的行为任务,以评估目标导向的行为.
对PVT对NAc的预测进行了选择性评估.

主要成果:

发现PVT D2(+) 神经元编码了以目标为导向的行动的执行.
确定了PVT D2(-) 神经元为编码以目标为导向的行动的终止.
两个人群中的神经元活动,特别是PVT D2 ((+),与活力和和等动机参数相关,并且在PVT-NAc预测中保留了这一点.

结论:

两条平行的状状神经通道,涉及PVT D2 ((+) 和PVT D2 ((-) 神经元,可以动态调节目标追求.
这些发现提供了关于大脑如何跟踪动机状态以塑造工具行动的见解.
这项研究阐明了PVT神经元子群在动机行为和行动控制中的不同角色.

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