Regulation of firing of dopaminergic neurons and control of goal-directed behaviors

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 220-227

  Grace, Anthony A ^a   Floresco, Stan B ^b   Goto, Yukiori ^c   Lodge, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; REWARD; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34247517910     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2007.03.003     Document Type: Review

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