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Melody Chao

University of California San Diego

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Ventral tegmental area interneurons revisited: GABA and glutamate projection neurons make local synapses

Lucie Oriol, Melody Chao, Grace J Kollman, Dina S Dowlat, Sarthak M. Singhal, Thomas Steinkellner, Thomas S. Hnasko

This study challenges the traditional view of VTA interneurons by showing that GABA and glutamate projection neurons in the VTA also form local synapses, suggesting they may fulfill roles previously attributed to interneurons.

eLife · Mar 31, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience