The differential effect of optogenetic serotonergic manipulation on sustained motor actions and stationary waiting for future rewards in mice
Masakazu Taira, Kayoko W. Miyazaki, Katsuhiko Miyazaki, Jianning Chen, Shiho Okitsu-Sakurayama, Anupama Chaudhary, Mika Nishio, Tsukasa Miyake, Akihiro Yamanaka, Kenji F. Tanaka, Kenji Doya
This study investigates how optogenetic manipulation of DRN serotonergic neurons affects motor actions and waiting behavior in mice during reward tasks, finding distinct effects on sustained actions versus stationary waiting.
Frontiers in Neuroscience · Sep 25, 2024Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition