Calcium‐binding proteins typify the dopaminergic neuronal subtypes in the ventral tegmental area of zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata
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DOI: 10.1002/cne.25352
Abstract: Calcium‐binding proteins (CBPs) regulate neuronal function in midbrain dopamine (DA)‐ergic neurons in mammals by buffering and sensing the intracellular Ca2+, and vesicular release. In birds, the equivalent set of neurons are important in song learning,… read more here.
Keywords: calbindin calretinin; calcium binding; calretinin; tegmental area ... See more keywords
Calcium rises induced by AMPA and nicotine receptors in the ventral tegmental area show differences in mouse brain slices prenatally exposed to nicotine
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DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22607
Abstract: Nicotine exposure during gestation is associated with a higher risk of adverse behavioral outcomes including a heightened liability for dependency to drugs of abuse, which can exhibit drug‐specificity influenced by gender. This enhanced liability suggests… read more here.
Keywords: exposed nicotine; tegmental area; ventral tegmental; brain slices ... See more keywords
Activation of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons produces wakefulness through dopamine D2-like receptors in mice
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DOI: 10.1007/s00429-017-1365-7
Abstract: A growing body of evidence suggests that dopamine plays a role in sleep–wake regulation, but the dopamine-producing brain areas that control sleep–wake states are unclear. In this study, we chemogenetically activated dopamine neurons in the… read more here.
Keywords: wakefulness; tegmental area; dopamine; ventral tegmental ... See more keywords
Role of dopamine projections from ventral tegmental area to nucleus accumbens and medial prefrontal cortex in reinforcement behaviors assessed using optogenetic manipulation
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DOI: 10.1007/s11011-017-0023-3
Abstract: Dopamine (DA) neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) are predicted to play important roles in reward. In pharmacological studies, the rewarding effects of methamphetamine are mediated by DA neurons localized in the VTA. The… read more here.
Keywords: tegmental area; cortex; nac core; ventral tegmental ... See more keywords
Mechanical stimulation of cervical vertebrae modulates the discharge activity of ventral tegmental area neurons and dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens
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DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2019.11.012
Abstract: Background: Growing evidence suggests that mechanical stimulation modulates substrates in the supraspinal central nervous system (CNS) outside the canonical somatosensory circuits. Objective/Methods: We evaluate mechanical stimulation applied to the cervical spine at the C7-T1 level… read more here.
Keywords: tegmental area; stimulation; ventral tegmental; mechanical stimulation ... See more keywords
Activation of parabrachial nucleus - ventral tegmental area pathway underlies the comorbid depression in chronic neuropathic pain in mice
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DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109936
Abstract: Summary Depression symptoms are often found in patients suffering from chronic pain, a phenomenon that is yet to be understood mechanistically. Here, we systematically investigate the cellular mechanisms and circuits underlying the chronic-pain-induced depression behavior.… read more here.
Keywords: chronic neuropathic; depression; tegmental area; ventral tegmental ... See more keywords
An atlas of transcriptionally defined cell populations in the rat ventral tegmental area.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110616
Abstract: The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a complex brain region that is essential for reward function and frequently implicated in neuropsychiatric disease. While decades of research on VTA function have focused on dopamine neurons, recent… read more here.
Keywords: ventral tegmental; atlas transcriptionally; cell; vta ... See more keywords
Transcriptomic profiling of the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens in rhesus macaques following long-term cocaine self-administration.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.01.030
Abstract: BACKGROUND The behavioral consequences associated with addiction are thought to arise from drug-induced neuroadaptation. The mesolimbic system plays an important initial role in this process, and while the dopaminergic system specifically has been strongly interrogated,… read more here.
Keywords: area nucleus; tegmental area; ventral tegmental; nucleus accumbens ... See more keywords
Morphine activation of mu opioid receptors causes disinhibition of neurons in the ventral tegmental area mediated by β-arrestin2 and c-Src
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10360-8
Abstract: The tyrosine kinase, c-Src, participates in mu opioid receptor (MOP) mediated inhibition in sensory neurons in which β-arrestin2 (β-arr2) is implicated in its recruitment. Mice lacking β-arr2 exhibit increased sensitivity to morphine reinforcement; however, whether… read more here.
Keywords: tegmental area; morphine; inhibition; ventral tegmental ... See more keywords
Neural Plasticity in the Ventral Tegmental Area, Aversive Motivation during Drug Withdrawal and Hallucinogenic Therapy.
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DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2022.2033889
Abstract: Aberrant glutamatergic signaling has been closely related to several pathologies of the central nervous system. Glutamatergic activity can induce an increase in neural plasticity mediated by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the ventral tegmental area… read more here.
Keywords: drug; plasticity; neural plasticity; ventral tegmental ... See more keywords
Establishing connectivity through microdissections of midbrain stimulation-related neural circuits
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DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae173
Abstract: Abstract Comprehensive understanding of the neural circuits involving the ventral tegmental area is essential for elucidating the anatomofunctional mechanisms governing human behaviour, in addition to the therapeutic and adverse effects of deep brain stimulation for… read more here.
Keywords: brain; stimulation; ventral tegmental; connectivity ... See more keywords