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Ventral pallidum roles in reward and motivation

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Smith, Kyle S., Tindell, Amy J., Aldridge, J. Wayne, Berridge, Kent C.·2009·Behavioural Brain Research

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In recent years the ventral pallidum has become a focus of great research interest as a mechanism of reward and incentive motivation. As a major output for limbic signals, the ventral pallidum was once associated primarily with motor functions rather than regarded as a reward structure in its own right. However, ample evidence now suggests that ventral pallidum function is a major mechanism of reward in the brain. We review data indicating that (1) an intact ventral pallidum is necessary for normal reward and motivation, (2) stimulated activation of ventral pallidum is sufficient to cause reward and motivation enhancements, and (3) activation patterns in ventral pallidum neurons specifically encode reward and motivation signals via phasic bursts of excitation to incentive and hedonic stimuli. We conclude that the ventral pallidum may serve as an important 'limbic final common pathway' for mesocorticolimbic processing of many rewards.

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Authors
Smith, K. S., Tindell, A. J., Aldridge, J. W., & Berridge, K. C.
Affiliations
  • McGovern Institute for Brain Research (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Smith, Kyle S.
Venue
Behavioural Brain Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-01
Volume
196
Issue
2
Pages
155-167
ISSN
0166-4328 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2124103130
Cited by
548
References
223
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FWCI
1.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Behavioural Brain Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH-63649, R01MH063649)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA017752, DA-017752, DA015188, R01DA015188)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
ventral pallidum, reward, incentive motivation, limbic system, mesocorticolimbic pathway, neuronal firing patterns, reward encoding
MeSH terms
Analgesics, Opioid, Animals, Eating, Globus Pallidus, Humans, Motivation, Neural Pathways, Neurons, Nucleus Accumbens, Reward, Sex, GABA Antagonists

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