Cortical regulation of dopaminergic neurons: Role of the midbrain superior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 755-767

  Bertram, C ^a   Dahan, L ^a,b   Boorman, L W ^a   Harris, S ^a   Vautrelle, N ^a   Leriche, M ^a   Redgrave, P ^a   Overton, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Dopamine; Electrophysiology; Salience

Indexed keywords

BASAL GANGLIA; DOPAMINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SALIENCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS; MALE; RATS; REACTION TIME; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 84894104933     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00329.2013     Document Type: Article

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