VTA GABA neurons modulate specific learning behaviors through the control of dopamine and cholinergic systems

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue JAN, 2014, Pages

  Creed, Meaghan C ^a   Ntamati, Niels R ^a   Tan, Kelly R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Benzodiazepine; Dopamine; Interneuron; NAc; Optogenetics; Pharmacogenetics; VTA

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NICOTINE;

AVERSION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EX VIVO STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNEURON; LEARNING; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PHARMACOGENETICS; REVIEW; REWARD; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 84892966929     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00008     Document Type: Review

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