Neuron-type-specific signals for reward and punishment in the ventral tegmental area

Cell type–specific channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice for optogenetic dissection of neural circuitry function

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Expectancy-related changes in firing of dopamine neurons depend on orbitofrontal cortex

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Leptin Action on GABAergic Neurons Prevents Obesity and Reduces Inhibitory Tone to POMC Neurons

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Drug-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity in Addiction: From Molecular Changes to Circuit Remodeling

(2011) Christian Lüscher et al.   NEURON

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

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Neural bases for addictive properties of benzodiazepines

(2010) Kelly R. Tan et al.   NATURE

Different Pedunculopontine Tegmental Neurons Signal Predicted and Actual Task Rewards

(2009) K.-i. Okada et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Two types of dopamine neuron distinctly convey positive and negative motivational signals

(2009) Masayuki Matsumoto et al.   NATURE

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

PINP: A New Method of Tagging Neuronal Populations for Identification during In Vivo Electrophysiological Recording

(2009) Susana Q. Lima et al.   PLoS One

Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning

(2009) H.-C. Tsai et al.   SCIENCE

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

A FLEX Switch Targets Channelrhodopsin-2 to Multiple Cell Types for Imaging and Long-Range Circuit Mapping

(2008) D. Atasoy et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The temporal precision of reward prediction in dopamine neurons

(2008) Christopher D Fiorillo et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Unique Properties of Mesoprefrontal Neurons within a Dual Mesocorticolimbic Dopamine System

(2008) Stephan Lammel et al.   NEURON

Stereological estimates of dopaminergic, GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area, substantia nigra and retrorubral field in the rat

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