ReviewThe European journal of neuroscience2016
VTA dopamine neuron plasticity - the unusual suspects.
Review in The European journal of neuroscience, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Kappa Opioid Receptors Control a Stress-Sensitive Brain Circuit and Drive Cocaine Seeking.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025Article
- Translating stress systems: corticotropin releasing factor, its receptors, and the dopamine system in nonhuman primate models.Genomic psychiatry : advancing science from genes to society · 2025Article
- Impact of the gut microbiome on nicotine's motivational effects and glial cells in the ventral tegmental area in male mice.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Article
- Somatodendritic Release of Cholecystokinin Potentiates GABAergic Synapses Onto Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Cells.Biological psychiatry · 2023Article
- The endogenous cannabinoid system modulates male sexual behavior expression.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2023Review
- Comorbidity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder: Animal Models and Associated Neurocircuitry.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Ventral Tegmental Area Distinguishes Responders to Suvorexant Prior to Treatment: A 4-Week Prospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Endocannabinoids Released in the Ventral Tegmental Area During Copulation to Satiety Modulate Changes in Glutamate Receptors Associated With Synaptic Plasticity Processes.Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience · 2021Article
- Crocin Reverses Depression-Like Behavior in Parkinson Disease Mice via VTA-mPFC Pathway.Molecular neurobiology · 2020Article
- Resilience to adversity is associated with increased activity and connectivity in the VTA and hippocampus.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2019Article
- Ventral midbrain astrocytes display unique physiological features and sensitivity to dopamine D2 receptor signaling.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2019Article
- Convergent Neuronal Plasticity and Metaplasticity Mechanisms of Stress, Nicotine, and Alcohol.Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology · 2018Review
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Abstract
Dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) are involved in a variety of physiological and pathological conditions, ranging from motivated behaviours to substance use disorders. While many studies have shown that these neurons can express plasticity at excitatory and inhibitory synapses, little is known about how inhibitory inputs and glial activity shape the output of DA neurons and therefore, merit greater discussion. In this review, we will attempt to fill in a bit more of the puzzle, with a focus on inhibitory transmission and astrocyte function. We summarize the findings within the VTA as well as observations made in other brain regions that have important implications for plasticity in general and should be considered in the context of DA neuron plasticity.
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