Pontine and thalamic influences on fluid rewards: III. Anticipatory contrast for sucrose and corn oil

► Sham feeding rats show ACEs for both sucrose and corn oil. ► Lesions of the parabrachial nucleus eliminate ACE for both sucrose and corn oil. ► Lesions of the thalamic orosensory area spare sucrose and corn oil ACE. ► Both control and TOAx rats express an ACE, but the pattern between the two differs.