Chronic nicotine increases midbrain dopamine neuron activity and biases individual strategies towards reduced exploration in a foraging task.
Malou Dongelmans, Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Claire Nguyen, Maxime Côme, Etienne K. Duranté, Damien Lemoine, Raphaël Brito, Tarek Ahmed Yahia, Sarah Mondoloni, Steve Didienne, Elise Bousseyrol, Bernadette Hannesse, Lauren M. Reynolds, Nicolas Torquet, Deniz Dalkara, , Philippe Fauré
This study shows chronic nicotine exposure shifts decision-making strategies toward increased exploitation in a foraging task, with optogenetic manipulation of dopamine neurons replicating this effect.
Nature Communications · Nov 26, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience