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Distinct Subpopulations of Nucleus Accumbens Dynorphin Neurons Drive Aversion and Reward

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Targeted genetic manipulations of neuronal subtypes using promoter-specific combinatorial AAVs in wild-type animals

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Separate GABA Afferents to Dopamine Neurons Mediate Acute Action of Opioids, Development of Tolerance, and Expression of Withdrawal

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Serotonergic versus Nonserotonergic Dorsal Raphe Projection Neurons: Differential Participation in Reward Circuitry

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Cocaine Disinhibits Dopamine Neurons by Potentiation of GABA Transmission in the Ventral Tegmental Area

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Activation of VTA GABA Neurons Disrupts Reward Consumption

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GABA Neurons of the VTA Drive Conditioned Place Aversion

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Attenuating GABAA Receptor Signaling in Dopamine Neurons Selectively Enhances Reward Learning and Alters Risk Preference in Mice

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Nucleus Accumbens Medium Spiny Neurons Target Non-Dopaminergic Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area

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

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

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Corticotropin-releasing factor increases mouse ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron firing through a protein kinase C-dependent enhancement ofIh

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

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