ventral tegmental area

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Differential Dopamine Release Dynamics in the Nucleus Accumbens Core and Shell Reveal Complementary Signals for Error Prediction and Incentive Motivation
Michael P. Saddoris, Fabio Cacciapaglia, R. Mark Wightman and Regina M. Carelli

Journal of Neuroscience 19 August 2015, 35 (33) 11572-11582; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2344-15.2015
Featured ArticleArticles, Neurobiology of Disease
Persistent Adaptations in Afferents to Ventral Tegmental Dopamine Neurons after Opiate Withdrawal
Jennifer Kaufling and Gary Aston-Jones

Journal of Neuroscience 15 July 2015, 35 (28) 10290-10303; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0715-15.2015
Articles, Cellular/Molecular
GIRK Channels Modulate Opioid-Induced Motor Activity in a Cell Type- and Subunit-Dependent Manner
Lydia Kotecki, Matthew Hearing, Nora M. McCall, Ezequiel Marron Fernandez de Velasco, Marco Pravetoni, Devinder Arora, Nicole C. Victoria, Michaelanne B. Munoz, Zhilian Xia, Paul A. Slesinger, C. David Weaver and Kevin Wickman

Journal of Neuroscience 6 May 2015, 35 (18) 7131-7142; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5051-14.2015
Articles, Cellular/Molecular
Orexin Signaling in the VTA Gates Morphine-Induced Synaptic Plasticity
Corey Baimel and Stephanie L. Borgland

Journal of Neuroscience 6 May 2015, 35 (18) 7295-7303; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4385-14.2015
Articles, Systems/Circuits
Norepinephrine Activates Dopamine D₄ Receptors in the Rat Lateral Habenula
David H. Root, Alexander F. Hoffman, Cameron H. Good, Shiliang Zhang, Eduardo Gigante, Carl R. Lupica and Marisela Morales

Journal of Neuroscience 25 February 2015, 35 (8) 3460-3469; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4525-13.2015
Articles, Systems/Circuits
A Subpopulation of Neurochemically-Identified Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons Is Excited by Intravenous Cocaine
Carlos A. Mejias-Aponte, Changquan Ye, Antonello Bonci, Eugene A. Kiyatkin and Marisela Morales

Journal of Neuroscience 4 February 2015, 35 (5) 1965-1978; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3422-13.2015
Articles, Systems/Circuits
Distinct Midbrain and Habenula Pathways Are Involved in Processing Aversive Events in Humans
Kelly Hennigan, Kimberlee D'Ardenne and Samuel M. McClure

Journal of Neuroscience 7 January 2015, 35 (1) 198-208; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0927-14.2015
Articles, Behavioral/Cognitive
Cannabinoid Transmission in the Prefrontal Cortex Bi-Phasically Controls Emotional Memory Formation via Functional Interactions with the Ventral Tegmental Area
Brittany Draycott, Michael Loureiro, Tasha Ahmad, Huibing Tan, Jordan Zunder and Steven R. Laviolette

Journal of Neuroscience 24 September 2014, 34 (39) 13096-13109; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1297-14.2014
Articles, Neurobiology of Disease
Enhanced Endocannabinoid-Mediated Modulation of Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus Drive onto Dopamine Neurons in Sardinian Alcohol-Preferring Rats
Miriam Melis, Claudia Sagheddu, Marta De Felice, Alberto Casti, Camilla Madeddu, Saturnino Spiga, Anna Lisa Muntoni, Kenneth Mackie, Giovanni Marsicano, Giancarlo Colombo, Maria Paola Castelli and Marco Pistis

Journal of Neuroscience 17 September 2014, 34 (38) 12716-12724; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1844-14.2014
Articles, Behavioral/Cognitive
Endogenous Opioid-Induced Neuroplasticity of Dopaminergic Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area Influences Natural and Opiate Reward
Kyle K. Pitchers, Caroline M. Coppens, Lauren N. Beloate, Jonathan Fuller, Sandy Van, Karla S. Frohmader, Steven R. Laviolette, Michael N. Lehman and Lique M. Coolen

Journal of Neuroscience 25 June 2014, 34 (26) 8825-8836; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0133-14.2014

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