Prelimbic and Infralimbic Neurons Signal Distinct Aspects of Appetitive Instrumental Behavior

Anthony Burgos-Robles; Hector Bravo-Rivera; Gregory J. Quirk

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057575

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Prelimbic and Infralimbic Neurons Signal Distinct Aspects of Appetitive Instrumental Behavior

Anthony Burgos-Robles,

Current address: Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry and Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Hector Bravo-Rivera,

Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry and Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Gregory J. Quirk

* E-mail: gregoryjquirk@gmail.com

Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry and Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Prelimbic and Infralimbic Neurons Signal Distinct Aspects of Appetitive Instrumental Behavior

Anthony Burgos-Robles,
Hector Bravo-Rivera,
Gregory J. Quirk

Published: February 27, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057575

About the Authors

Anthony Burgos-Robles

Current address: Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry and Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Hector Bravo-Rivera

Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry and Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Gregory J. Quirk

* E-mail: gregoryjquirk@gmail.com

Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry and Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ABR HBR GJQ. Performed the experiments: ABR HBR. Analyzed the data: ABR HBR GJQ. Wrote the paper: ABR GJQ.

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