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Striatal Dopamine Modulates Basal Ganglia Output and Regulates Social Context-Dependent Behavioral Variability through D1 Receptors

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A basal ganglia-forebrain circuit in the songbird biases motor output to avoid vocal errors

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Disruption of NMDAR-dependent burst firing by dopamine neurons provides selective assessment of phasic dopamine-dependent behavior

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A novel basal ganglia pathway forms a loop linking a vocal learning circuit with its dopaminergic input

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