Aversive behavior induced by optogenetic inactivation of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons is mediated by dopamine D2 receptors in the nucleus accumbens

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Summary

It is reported that optogenetic inactivation of VTA DA neurons promptly down-regulated DA levels and induced up-regulation of the neural activity in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) as evaluated by Fos expression.

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2014-04-15
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Ventral tegmental area, Nucleus accumbens, Optogenetics, Dopamine, Neuroscience

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