VTA GABA Neurons at the Interface of Stress and Reward

The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is best known for its robust dopaminergic projections to forebrain regions and their critical role in regulating reward, motivation, cognition, and aversion. However, the VTA is not only made of dopamine (DA) cells, as approximately 30% of cells in the VTA are GABA n...

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Main Authors: Chloé Bouarab, Brittney Thompson, Abigail M. Polter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncir.2019.00078/full