Alcohol dependence activates ventral tegmental area projections to central amygdala in male mice and rats
Elizabeth M. Avegno, Chelsea R. Kasten, William B. Snyder, Leslie K. Kelley, Thomas D. Lobell, Taylor J Templeton-Jager, Michael Constans, Tiffany A. Wills, Jason W. Middleton, Nicholas W. Gilpin
This study shows that alcohol dependence activates VTA projections to the CeA in male mice and rats, suggesting a role in behavioral dysregulation during dependence.
Addiction Biology · Dec 16, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience