Do substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons differentiate between reward and punishment?

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-16

  Frank, Michael J ^a   Surmeier, D James ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; HAPLORHINI; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PUNISHMENT; RAT; REWARD; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DOPAMINE; HAPLORHINI; NEURONS; PUNISHMENT; RATS; REWARD; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 77449154520     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjp010     Document Type: Article

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