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Dec 28, 2017 · In the present study, Oishi and collaborators 1 address the role of nucleus accumbens (NAc), a structure known for its implication in motivation, emotion and pleasure 2,3, in sleep and whether NAc ...
Nearly 40 years of research on the function of the nucleus accumbens (NAc) has provided a wealth of information on its contributions to behavior but has also yielded controversies and misconceptions regarding these functions. A primary tenet of this review is that, rather than serving as a “reward” center, the NAc plays a key role in action selection, integrating cognitive and affective ...
Jul 1, 2015 · The human nucleus accumbens (Acc) has become a target for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in some neuropsychiatric disorders. Nonetheless, even with the most recent advances in neuroimaging it remains difficult to accurately delineate the Acc and closely related subcortical structures, by conventional MRI sequences.
Sep 20, 2021 · In neuroanatomy, the nucleus accumbens is part of the ventral striatum of the basal ganglia. The basal ganglia is a group of subcortical nuclei, or neurons that are located below the cerebral cortex.
Apr 11, 2013 · A new study published today in Science pinpoints the part of the human brain that makes new music in particular so pleasurable, showing that activity in the nucleus accumbens —located near the ...
Oct 23, 2013 · The following terms were included:” Major Depressive Disorder”, “Deep Brain Stimulation” and “Nucleus accumbens”. Titles (and abstracts when available) were screened for relevance, leaving a list of 27 articles concerning the mechanisms of action of high frequency brain stimulation and 54 articles concerning the pathophysiology of ...
Oct 18, 2021 · Abstract. The nucleus accumbens (NAc) plays an important role in regulating multiple behaviors, and its dysfunction has been linked to many neural disorders. However, the molecular, cellular and ...
