Original paper
Ventral tegmental area astrocytes orchestrate avoidance and approach behavior
Abstract
The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a heterogeneous midbrain structure, containing neurons and astrocytes, that coordinates behaviors by integrating activity from numerous afferents. Within neuron-astrocyte networks, astrocytes control signals from distinct afferents in a circuit-specific manner, but whether this capacity scales up to drive motivated behavior has been undetermined. Using genetic and optical dissection strategies we report that...
Paper Details
Title
Ventral tegmental area astrocytes orchestrate avoidance and approach behavior
Published Date
Mar 29, 2019
Journal
Volume
10
Issue
1