Dopamine (DA) signals in the striatum are critical for a variety of vital processes, including
motivation, motor learning, and reinforcement learning. Striatal DA signals can be evoked by�…

Mesostriatal dopaminergic neurons and striatal cholinergic interneurons participate in
signaling the motivational significance of environmental stimuli and regulate striatal�…

Dopamine (DA) neurons originating in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area
project to a variety of forebrain structures thereby forming a complex neuromodulatory�…

Dopamine (DA) neurons of the substantia nigra (SN) and ventral tegmental area (VTA)
respond to a wide category of salient stimuli. Activation of SN and VTA DA neurons, and�…

Dopamine neurons have different synaptic actions in the ventral and dorsal striatum (dStr),
but whether this heterogeneity extends to dStr subregions has not been addressed. We�…

Dopaminergic modulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) plays an important
role in cognitive functions, including working memory. At optimal concentrations, dopamine�…

Striatal dopamine governs a wide range of behavioral functions, yet local dopamine
concentrations can be dissociated from somatic activity. Here, we discuss how dopamine's�…

The striatum and its ventral extension, the nucleus accumbens, are involved in behaviors as
diverse as motor planning, drug seeking, and learning. Invariably, these striatally mediated�…

Dopamine plays a central role in a wide variety of behaviors including reward, cognition,
and motor control. Subpopulations of dopamine neurons have been associated with these�…

The dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) have been identified with the
ability to co-release dopamine and glutamate. This ability was first documented in the�…