July 23, 2021
Grant to help scientists test whether brain region is a key locus of learning
… to affect actions – by throttling NE to the motor cortex – and the processing of resulting feedback of reward or punishment – by throttling NE to the prefrontal cortex. To investigate that hypothesis, the team has begun … LC would send less NE via a cadre of neurons to the motor cortex, reflecting the animal’s belief that the lever should …