here , using the quantitative autoradiographic 14c-deoxyglucose technique in rats to provide insight into functional processes , we describe the increases in glucose utilization which occur locally in anterior cingulate cortex following the unilateral injection of vip ( 20 pmol ) into this key brain area and , additionally , the focal alterations in glucose use in cns regions having known neuronal connections with the injected region ( for example , ipsilateral mediodorsal thalamus , ventral tegmental area , nucleus accumbens , caudate nucleus and contralateral cingulate cortex ) .
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nucleus accumbens