Dopamine systems adaptation during acquisition and consolidation of a skill

The striatum plays a key role in motor learning. Striatal function depends strongly on dopaminergic neurotransmission, but little is known about neuroadaptions of the dopamine system during striatal learning. Using an established task that allows differentiation between acquisition and consolidation...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang H Sommer, Rui M Costa, Anita C Hansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2014.00087/full