NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Chronic nicotine increases midbrain dopamine neuron activity and biases individual strategies towards reduced exploration in a foraging task.
Malou Dongelmans, Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Claire Nguyen…·Philippe Fauré
This study shows chronic nicotine exposure shifts decision-making strategies toward increased exploitation in a foraging task, with optogenetic manipulation of dopamine neurons replicating this effect.
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