The role of the nucleus accumbens in knowing when to respond | Zendy

Teghpal Singh | Zendy; Michael A. McDannald | Zendy; Yuji K. Takahashi | Zendy; Richard Z. Haney | Zendy; Nisha K. Cooch | Zendy; Federica Lucantonio | Zendy; Geoffrey Schoenbaum | Zendy

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The role of the nucleus accumbens in knowing when to respond

Author(s) -

Teghpal Singh,

Michael A. McDannald,

Yuji K. Takahashi,

Richard Z. Haney,

Nisha K. Cooch,

Federica Lucantonio,

Geoffrey Schoenbaum

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

learning and memory

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.228

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1549-5485

pISSN - 1072-0502

DOI - 10.1101/lm.2008111

Subject(s) - nucleus accumbens , psychology , neuroscience , cognitive psychology , function (biology) , dopamine , biology , evolutionary biology

While knowing what to expect is important, it is equally important to know when to expect it and to respond accordingly. This is apparent even in simple Pavlovian training situations in which animals learn to respond more strongly closer to reward delivery. Here we report that the nucleus accumbens core, an area well-positioned to represent information about the timing of impending rewards, plays a critical role in this timing function.

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