Figure 1.

A representative neuronal nuclei-stained section for NAc lesion in a rat representative of the average cell-body damage across lesion groups. The left, middle and right panels represent atlas plates 12, 14 and 16 across the NAc, respectively (Paxinos & Watson, 1998). These plates are located 2.76, 2.28, and 2.04 mm from bregma, respectively. The dashed line demarcates the area of cell damage.