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A recent Cell paper identifies a novel population of neurons within the ventral tegmental area producing the endogenous opioid nociceptin that regulates dopamine neuron firing and acts uniquely to gate… Click to show full abstract
A recent Cell paper identifies a novel population of neurons within the ventral tegmental area producing the endogenous opioid nociceptin that regulates dopamine neuron firing and acts uniquely to gate motivation in reward seeking. These results highlight neuropeptidergic signaling as a critical component of functional heterogeneity in the midbrain.
Keywords:
ring power;
power band;
band peptidergic;
midbrain;
peptidergic midbrain;
motivation
Journal Title: Neuron
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Neuron
Year Published: 2019
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