Investigating the Influence of GABA Neurons on Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area Using Optogenetic Techniques

Investigating the Influence of GABA Neurons on Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area Using Optogenetic Techniques

Dopamine (DA) is the key regulator of reward behavior. The DA neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and their projection areas, which include the prefrontal cortex (PFC), nucleus accumbens (NAc), and amygdala, play a primary role in the process of reward-driven behavior induced by the drugs of...

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Main Authors: Yasumi Ohta, Takaaki E. Murakami, Mamiko Kawahara, Makito Haruta, Hironari Takehara, Hiroyuki Tashiro, Kiyotaka Sasagawa, Jun Ohta, Metin Akay, Yasemin M. Akay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
optogenetics
GABA neurons
dopamine neurons
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/3/1114

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