NeuroscienceNeuronPeer-reviewed
Distinct dopamine circuits transmit the reinforcing and anxiogenic effects of nicotine
Claire Nguyen, Sarah Mondoloni, Tinaïg Le Borgne…·Philippe Fauré
This study identifies distinct dopamine circuits in the ventral tegmental area that mediate nicotine's reinforcing and anxiogenic effects through opposing responses in neurons projecting to the nucleus accumbens and amygdala.
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