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Basolateral and central amygdala differentially recruit and maintain dorsolateral striatum-dependent cocaine-seeking habits

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Murray, Jennifer E., Belin-Rauscent, Aude, Simon, Marine, Giuliano, Chiara, Benoit-Marand, Marianne, Everitt, Barry J., Belin, David·2015·Nature Communications

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In the development of addiction, drug seeking becomes habitual and controlled by drug-associated cues, and the neural locus of control over behaviour shifts from the ventral to the dorsolateral striatum. The neural mechanisms underlying this functional transition from recreational drug use to drug-seeking habits are unknown. Here we combined functional disconnections and electrophysiological recordings of the amygdalo-striatal networks in rats trained to seek cocaine to demonstrate that functional shifts within the striatum are driven by transitions from the basolateral (BLA) to the central (CeN) amygdala. Thus, while the recruitment of dorsolateral striatum dopamine-dependent control over cocaine seeking is triggered by the BLA, its long-term maintenance depends instead on the CeN. These data demonstrate that limbic cortical areas both tune the function of cognitive territories of the striatum and thereby underpin maladaptive cocaine-seeking habits.

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Authors
Murray, J. E., Belin-Rauscent, A., Simon, M., Giuliano, C., Benoit-Marand, M., Everitt, B. J., & Belin, D.
Affiliations
University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author
  • Everitt, Barry J.
  • Belin, David
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2015-12-14
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
10088-10088
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2258184930
Cited by
97
References
71
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Communications (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (093875)
  • University of Cambridge
  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR12 SAMA00201, ANR-12-SAMA-0002)
  • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
  • AXA Research Fund
  • Université de Poitiers
  • Medical Research Council (9536855)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
cocaine seeking, cocaine dependence, basolateral amygdala, central amygdala, dorsolateral striatum, functional disconnection, dopamine, cue reactivity
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Cocaine, Isoxazoles, Male, Self Administration, Tetrazoles, N-Methylaspartate, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Receptors, Glutamate, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, Rats, Drug-Seeking Behavior, Basolateral Nuclear Complex, Central Amygdaloid Nucleus

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