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Ventral tegmental area glutamate neurons co-release GABA and promote positive reinforcement

In addition to dopamine neurons, the ventral tegmental area (VTA) contains GABA-, glutamate- and co-releasing neurons, and recent reports suggest a complex role for the glutamate neurons in behavioural reinforcement. We report that optogenetic stimulation of VTA glutamate neurons or terminals serves...

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Autores principales: Yoo, Ji Hoon, Zell, Vivien, Gutierrez-Reed, Navarre, Wu, Johnathan, Ressler, Reed, Shenasa, Mohammad Ali, Johnson, Alexander B., Fife, Kathryn H., Faget, Lauren, Hnasko, Thomas S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27976722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13697