Dopamine encodes real-time reward availability and transitions between reward availability states on different timescales

Dopamine in the ventral striatum conveys a complex reward-associated signal. This study demonstrates how dopamine reflects sustained reward availability, and rapidly signals unexpected changes in availability.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abigail Kalmbach, Vanessa Winiger, Nuri Jeong, Arun Asok, Charles R. Gallistel, Peter D. Balsam, Eleanor H. Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31377-2