Theta and gamma rhythmicity in the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens reflect distinct social motivational states in different strains of mice and rats
Rishika Tiwari, Alok Nath Mohapatra, Shai Netser, Shlomo Wagner · FENS Forum 2024
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) are implicated in various aspects of social behavior such as initiating, maintaining, or avoiding social interaction. C57BL/6J mice, CD1 mice and Sprague Dawley (SD) rats are amongst the most commonly used animal models for studying these behaviors. It was previously established that these strains of mice and rats differ in their social motivation during interaction with a sex-matched conspecific. We aim to find neural correlates to these differences using chronically implanted multi-electrode arrays targeting various nuclei of PFC and NA
ePoster · Neuroscience