Disruption of VGLUT1 in cholinergic medial habenula projections increases nicotine self-administration
Elizabeth A. Souter, Yen-Chu Chen, Vivien Zell, Valeria Lallai, Thomas Steinkellner, William S. Conrad, William Wisden, Kenneth D. Harris, Christie D. Fowler, Thomas S. Hnasko
This study shows that disrupting VGLUT1 in cholinergic medial habenula neurons increases nicotine self-administration, suggesting glutamate co-release opposes nicotine consumption.
eNeuro · Dec 7, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience