Superior colliculus projections drive dopamine neuron activity and movement but not value
Carli Lorraine Poisson, Izzabella K. Green, Gretchen M. Stemmler, Amy R. Wolff, Julianna Prohofsky, Cassandra Herubin, Madelyn L. Blake, Benjamin T. Saunders
This study investigates the role of superior colliculus projections to dopamine neurons in rats, showing they drive movement-related behaviors like head turning but not reward-based learning.
Journal of Neuroscience · Oct 14, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience