Marie Vandecasteele

This study investigates how the gut-brain vagal axis influences mesolimbic dopamine dynamics and reward behaviors, challenging the traditional brain-centric view of reward processing.

The paper identifies a novel dopaminergic critic signal in mice during operant tasks that predicts correct/incorrect choices before reward signals, suggesting a role in learning and strategy adjustment.

This study examines rhythmic oscillations in midbrain dopaminergic nuclei of mice during task performance, finding phase-locked activity in specific frequency bands linked to behavioral events.

The paper shows opto-activation of cortical somatostatin interneurons alleviates motor symptoms in a Parkinson's mouse model.