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Shedding Light on the Role of Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine in Reward

Benjamin T. Saunders and Jocelyn M. Richard
Journal of Neuroscience 14 December 2011, 31 (50) 18195-18197; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4924-11.2011
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4924-11.2011
PubMed 
22171025
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History 
  • Received September 27, 2011
  • Revision received October 23, 2011
  • Accepted October 25, 2011
  • First published December 14, 2011.
  • Version of record published December 14, 2011.
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    • Received September 27, 2011.
    • Revision received October 23, 2011.
    • Accepted October 25, 2011.
  • Editor's Note: These short, critical reviews of recent papers in the Journal, written exclusively by graduate students or postdoctoral fellows, are intended to summarize the important findings of the paper and provide additional insight and commentary. For more information on the format and purpose of the Journal Club, please see http://www.jneurosci.org/misc/ifa_features.shtml.

  • This work was supported by National Research Service Award Fellowships DA030801 (B.T.S.) and MH090602 (J.M.R.). We thank Terry Robinson and Kent Berridge for helpful comments.

  • Correspondence should be addressed to Benjamin T. Saunders, Department of Psychology (Biopsychology Program), University of Michigan, East Hall, 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. btsaunde{at}umich.edu

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