Dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area fire faster in adolescent rats than in adults

Cocaine sensitization inhibits the hyperpolarization-activated cation current Ih and reduces cell size in dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area

(2012) Francisco Arencibia-Albite et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Are you or aren’t you? Challenges associated with physiologically identifying dopamine neurons

(2012) Mark A. Ungless et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Distinct cellular properties of identified dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons in the mouse ventral tegmental area

(2011) Billy Chieng et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Projection-Specific Modulation of Dopamine Neuron Synapses by Aversive and Rewarding Stimuli

(2011) Stephan Lammel et al.   NEURON

Dynamic regulation of midbrain dopamine neuron activity: intrinsic, synaptic, and plasticity mechanisms

(2011) H. Morikawa et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Responding during signaled availability and nonavailability of iv cocaine and food in rats: age and sex differences

(2011) Justin J. Anker et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Persistent Increases in Cocaine-Seeking Behavior After Acute Exposure to Cold Swim Stress

(2010) Kelly L. Conrad et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Novel neurons in ventral tegmental area fire selectively during the active phase of the diurnal cycle

(2010) Alice H. Luo et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A Dynamic Role for GABA Receptors on the Firing Pattern of Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons

(2010) Collin J. Lobb et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase-2 within the Ventral Tegmental Area Regulates Responses to Stress

(2010) S. D. Iniguez et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Glutamatergic and Nonglutamatergic Neurons of the Ventral Tegmental Area Establish Local Synaptic Contacts with Dopaminergic and Nondopaminergic Neurons

(2010) A. Dobi et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

In vitro identification and electrophysiological characterization of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area

(2010) Tao A. Zhang et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Reliability in the Identification of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

(2010) Elyssa B. Margolis et al.   PLoS One

Age matters

(2009) James Edgar McCutcheon et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus (RMTg), a GABAergic Afferent to Midbrain Dopamine Neurons, Encodes Aversive Stimuli and Inhibits Motor Responses

(2009) Thomas C. Jhou et al.   NEURON

Increased phasic dopamine signaling in the mesolimbic pathway during social defeat in rats

(2009) K.K. Anstrom et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Attenuated incubation of cocaine seeking in male rats trained to self-administer cocaine during periadolescence

(2009) Chen Li et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Ultrastructural analysis of local collaterals of rat ventral tegmental area neurons: GABA phenotype and synapses onto dopamine and GABA cells

(2009) Natalia Omelchenko et al.   SYNAPSE

Early-onset drug use and risk for drug dependence problems

(2008) Chuan-Yu Chen et al.   ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS

The relationship between the locomotor response to a novel environment and behavioral disinhibition in rats

(2007) Erin C. Stoffel et al.   DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE