Ventral tegmental area astrocytes orchestrate avoidance and approach behavior
J. A. Gomez, Jessica Perkins, Gerard M. J. Beaudoin, N. B. Cook, Salma Quraishi, Erin A Szoeke, Thangamani Kannan, Christopher W. Tschumi, Matthew J. Wanat, Asif Mirza Maroof, Michael J. Beckstead, Paul A. Rosenberg, Carlos A. Paladini
This study shows that VTA astrocytes regulate avoidance behavior by modulating local GABA neuron activity, which inhibits dopamine neurons and blocks reward preference.
Nature Communications · Mar 29, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience