Myelin plasticity in ventral tegmental area is required for opioid reward
Belgin Yalçın, Matthew B. Pomrenze, Karen E. Malacon, Richard Drexler, Abigail E. Rogers, Kiarash Shamardani, Isabelle J. Chau, Kathryn R. Taylor, Lijun Ni, Daniel Contreras-Esquivel, Robert C. Malenka, Michelle Monje
The paper shows that myelin plasticity in the ventral tegmental area, regulated by dopaminergic activity, is essential for opioid reward and dopamine release dynamics.
Nature · Jun 5, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience