Ashmita Mukherjee

Activation of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons promotes the attribution of incentive salience to reward cues in male rats

The paper shows that activating basal forebrain cholinergic neurons increases sign-tracking in a Pavlovian Conditioned Approach task in male rats.

Escalation of alcohol intake is associated with regionally decreased insular cortex activity but not associated with changes in taste quality

This study shows that increased alcohol intake reduces insular cortex activity in rats, but does not change their perception of alcohol taste.