The Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus and Responding for Sucrose Reward.

Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPTg) lesions in rodents lead to increased sucrose consumption, but the psychological deficit behind this remains uncertain. To understand better the relationship between consumption of, and motivation for, sucrose, the authors trained rats to traverse a runway fo...

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Published in:	Behavioral Neuroscience Vol. 120; no. 3; pp. 563 - 571
Main Authors:	Ainge, James A., Keating, Glenda L., Latimer, Mary P.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association June 2006
Subjects:	Laboratory rats Reward (Psychology) Brain function localization
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost