Long-Term Depression of Excitatory Inputs to GABAergic Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area
Dopamine cells within the ventral tegmental area of the brain are involved in motivation and reward. Drugs of abuse target these dopamine cells altering their activity and plasticity resulting in addiction. While dopamine cell activity is primarily involved in addiction, the GABA neurons in the VTA...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2012
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3911 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4910&context=etd |