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William D Mercer

University of Iowa

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJan 26, 2026

Inhibition of Slc17a7 expressing neurons in the basolateral amygdala which project to the nucleus accumbens shapes the fidelity of motivated behavior

William D Mercer, İltan Aklan, Nathaniel E Connolly…·Kyle H. Flippo

The paper investigates how inhibiting Vglut1-expressing BLA→NAc neurons affects motivated behavior, finding that it enhances reward seeking and cue discrimination.

DOI 10.64898/2026.01.26.701876

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