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Oxytocin and dopamine possess significant overlap in the modulation of life-essential behaviors. Here, Xiao et al. (2017) show that the activity of dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area and the… Click to show full abstract
Oxytocin and dopamine possess significant overlap in the modulation of life-essential behaviors. Here, Xiao et al. (2017) show that the activity of dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area and the substantia nigra is finely tuned by axonal release of oxytocin.
Keywords:
midbrain dopamine;
dopamine toward;
oxytocin;
mobilizes midbrain;
toward sociality;
oxytocin mobilizes
Journal Title: Neuron
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Neuron
Year Published: 2017
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