Reposted by Margaret Stelzner
Very excited to share this major update to our paper delineating VTA GABA neuron encoding of valence and decision conflict. Studies led by the amazing @margestelzner.bsky.social. We leaned in here, taking the opportunity to add a lot of cool new data. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Ventral tegmental area GABA neurons integrate positive and negative valence
The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is classically linked to reward learning and reinforcement via the actions of dopamine neurons. Intermingled VTA GABA neurons are positioned to regulate dopaminergic s...