Endocannabinoids and the processing of value-related signals

Endocannabinoids and the processing of value-related signals

Endocannabinoids serve as retrograde signaling molecules at many synapses within the CNS, particularly GABAergic and glutamatergic synapses. Synapses onto midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) make no exception to this rule. In fact, the effects of cannabinoids on dopami...

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Main Authors: Miriam eMelis, Anna Lisa eMuntoni, Marco ePistis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Electrophysiology
LTP
LTD
2-Arachidonoylglycerol
dopamine neurons
oleoylethanolamide
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2012.00007/full

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