VTA dopamine neuron activity produces spatially organized stimulus and action value representations through conditioned reinforcement
Alejandro Pan-Vazquez, Christopher A Zimmerman, Brenna McMannon, Julie MJ Fabre, Miranta Louka, Tingying Jia, Yotam Sagiv, Steven Jon West, Mayo Faulkner, Peter Dayan, Ilana B. Witten
This study investigates how VTA dopamine neuron activity shapes stimulus and action value representations in the striatum through conditioned reinforcement in mice.
bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience