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Psychiatric disorders

A motivating microcircuit

Nature Reviews Neuroscience volume 14, pages 4–5 (2013)Cite this article

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reduced activity of the mPFC–DRN pathway may have a role in the inertia and amotivational state associated with depression

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  1. Warden, M. R. et al. A prefrontal cortex–brainstem neuronal projection that controls response to behavioural challenge. Nature 18 Nov 2012 (doi:10.1038/nature11617)

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  1. Tye, K. M. & Deisseroth, K. Optogenetic investigation of neural circuits underlying brain disease in animals. Nature Rev. Neurosci. 13, 251–266 (2012)

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  1. Leonie Welberg
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Welberg, L. A motivating microcircuit. Nat Rev Neurosci 14, 4–5 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3415

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