Heterogeneity of dopamine release sites in health and degeneration

Despite comprising only ~ 0.001% of all neurons in the human brain, ventral midbrain dopamine neurons exert a profound influence on human behavior and cognition. As a neuromodulator, dopamine selectively inhibits or enhances synaptic signaling to coordinate neural output for action, attention, and a...

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Main Authors: Joseph J. Lebowitz, Habibeh Khoshbouei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996119303080