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Reward-Predictive Cues Enhance Excitatory Synaptic Strength onto Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

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Dopaminergic modulation of reproductive behavior and activity in male zebra finches

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Catecholaminergic cell groups and vocal communication in male songbirds

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