NeuroscienceCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewed
Transient dopamine neuron activity precedes and encodes the vigor of contralateral movements
Marcelo Mendonça, Joaquim Alves da Silva, Ledia F. Hernández…·Rui M. Costa
This study shows that dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta encode contralateral movement vigor through transient activity, not general motivation.