Lauri V. Elsilä

Effects of serotonin agonists LSD and 25CN-NBOH on conditioned place preference and on synaptic plasticity of VTA dopamine neurons in mice

This study investigates the rewarding effects and synaptic plasticity induced by LSD and 25CN-NBOH in mice, finding no reliable conditioned place preference but evidence of synaptic changes in VTA dopamine neurons.

Somatostatin-expressing neurons in the ventral tegmental area innervate specific forebrain regions and are involved in the stress response

This study identifies specific projection targets of VTA Sst neurons and shows their role in stress-related behaviors and drug responses.

Heterogeneous somatostatin-expressing neuron population in mouse ventral tegmental area

The paper identifies three distinct subtypes of somatostatin-expressing neurons in the mouse ventral tegmental area, revealing their heterogeneity in electrophysiological, morphological, and molecular properties.