Opto-seq reveals input-specific immediate early gene induction in ventral tegmental area cell types
Rhiana C. Simon, Mary C. Loveless, Joshua X. Yee, Brandon Goh, Su G. Cho, Zainab Nasir, Koichi Hashikawa, Garret D. Stuber, Larry S. Zweifel, Marta E. Soden
The paper uses optogenetic stimulation and single-nucleus RNA sequencing to identify input-specific activation patterns of VTA neuronal subpopulations and their immediate early gene programs.
Neuron · Jun 19, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience