Nick G. Hollon

The paper investigates how GABA-glutamate corelease in ventral tegmental area neurons affects neurotransmission in the lateral habenula, showing state-dependent excitatory or inhibitory effects and implications for motivation.

The paper identifies Anxa1 as a marker for PD-vulnerable dopamine neurons and shows they respond oppositely to excitatory inputs compared to resilient Vglut2+ neurons.

This study identifies how VP GABA and glutamate neurons modulate VTA cell types to drive approach and avoidance behaviors through distinct mechanisms.

This study shows that VTA glutamate neurons can drive reward through glutamate release and aversion through dopamine co-release using optogenetic manipulation.

This study shows that dopamine signals sequence-specific action-outcome prediction errors in mice during sequential instrumental actions.

This study uses optogenetics to investigate how striatal patches influence habit formation and dopamine signaling in mice.