Cocaine Inhibition of Synaptic Transmission in the Ventral Pallidum Is Pathway-Specific and Mediated by Serotonin

Summary: The ventral pallidum (VP) is part of the basal ganglia circuitry and a target of both direct and indirect pathway projections from the nucleus accumbens. VP is important in cocaine reinforcement, and the firing of VP neurons is modulated in vivo during cocaine self-administration. This modu...

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Main Authors: Aya Matsui, Veronica A. Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221112471830857X