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Somatic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors control the activity of dopamine neurons and reward-related behaviors

2018-02-15

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<h4>Summary</h4> Dopamine (DA) neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) integrate cholinergic inputs to regulate key functions such as motivation and goal-directed behaviors. Yet the temporal dynamic range and mechanism of action of acetylcholine (ACh) on the modulation of VTA circuits and reward-related behaviors are not known. Here we used a chemical-genetic approach for rapid and precise optical manipulatio...

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Literature Corpus work: c178fed5-c50b-5c69-99e2-35408224b31f
DOI: 10.1101/266163

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