Nicotinic control of dopamine release shapes striatal output and engages adaptive action selection.
Elif Beyza Guven, Samet Kocatürk, Shiflett michael, Maxime Assous
This study shows that nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in midbrain neurons control dopamine release in the striatum, affecting reward learning and action selection in mice.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience