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Viral Tracing Confirms Paranigral Ventral Tegmental Area Dopaminergic Inputs to the Interpeduncular Nucleus Where Dopamine Release Encodes Motivated Exploration

Susanna Molas, Rubing Zhao-Shea, Timothy G. Freels and Andrew R. Tapper
eNeuro 4 January 2023, 10 (1) ENEURO.0282-22.2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0282-22.2022
Susanna Molas
Department of Neurobiology, Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
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Rubing Zhao-Shea
Department of Neurobiology, Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
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Timothy G. Freels
Department of Neurobiology, Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
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Viral Tracing Confirms Paranigral Ventral Tegmental Area Dopaminergic Inputs to the Interpeduncular Nucleus Where Dopamine Release Encodes Motivated Exploration
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eNeuro 4 January 2023, 10 (1) ENEURO.0282-22.2022; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0282-22.2022
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