Brain stimulation reward is integrated by a network of electrically coupled GABA neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 1156, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-58

  Lassen, Matthew B ^a   Brown, J Elliott ^a   Stobbs, Sarah H ^a   Gunderson, Seth H ^a   Maes, Levi ^b   Valenzuela, C Fernando ^b   Ray, Andrew P ^c   Henriksen, Steven J ^c   Steffensen, Scott C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Electrical coupling; GABA; Gap junction; Self stimulation; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; DOPAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CAPSULA INTERNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GAP JUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CONNEXINS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; RATS; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

RATTUS;

EID: 34250333393     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.04.053     Document Type: Article

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