Neuron-type-specific signals for reward and punishment in the ventral tegmental area

Jeremiah Y. Cohen, Sebastian Haesler, Linh Vong, Bradford B. Lowell and Naoshige Uchida ()
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Jeremiah Y. Cohen: Center for Brain Science, Harvard University
Sebastian Haesler: Center for Brain Science, Harvard University
Linh Vong: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Bradford B. Lowell: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Naoshige Uchida: Center for Brain Science, Harvard University

Nature, 2012, vol. 482, issue 7383, 85-88

Abstract: Dopaminergic neurons in the mouse ventral tegmental area signal the difference between received and expected reward, whereas GABAergic neurons signal expected reward.

Date: 2012
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