Dopaminergic signaling to ventral striatum neurons initiates sniffing behavior

Abstract Sniffing is a motivated behavior displayed by nearly all terrestrial vertebrates. While sniffing is associated with acquiring and processing odors, sniffing is also intertwined with affective and motivated states. The systems which influence the display of sniffing are unclear. Here, we rep...

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Main Authors: Natalie L. Johnson, Anamaria Cotelo-Larrea, Lucas A. Stetzik, Umit M. Akkaya, Zihao Zhang, Marie A. Gadziola, Adrienn G. Varga, Minghong Ma, Daniel W. Wesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55644-6