thus weakening their control of behavior and by default strengthening the influence of the sensorimotor circuit. Indeed, Packard and coworkers have shown that manipulation of BLA function alters the extent to which DLS controls behavior (Packard and Gabriele 2009). Exploration of specific projections from BLA to different components associative and limbic circuit will be necessary to understand how the negative symptoms associated with ethanol withdrawal alter instrumental ethanol seeking and taking.
