Input-specific control of reward and aversion in the ventral tegmental area

Ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons have important roles in adaptive and pathological brain functions related to reward and motivation. However, it is unknown whether subpopulations of VTA dopamine neurons participate in distinct circuits that encode different motivational signatures, and...

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Main Authors: Tye, Kay, Lammel, Stephan, Lim, Byung Kook, Ran, Chen, Huang, Kee Wui, Betley, Michael J., Malenka, Robert C., Deisseroth, Karl
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92891